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Last updated: Jun 07, 2024
To access your data in Amazon Redshift, create a connection asset for it.
Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse product that forms part of the larger cloud-computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Database name
- Hostname or IP address
- Port number
- Username and password
- SSL certificate (if required by the database server)
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- In a project
- Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
- In a deployment space
- Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
- In the Platform assets catalog
- Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
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You can use Amazon Redshift connections in the following workspaces and tools:
Projects
- Data Refinery
- SPSS Modeler
- Synthetic Data Generator
Catalogs
- Platform assets catalog
Amazon Redshift setupCopy link to section
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See Amazon Redshift setup prerequisites for setup information.
Running SQL statementsCopy link to section
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To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the Amazon Redshift documentation for the correct syntax.
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Parent topic: Supported connections