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Amazon Redshift

8 Courses
8 Labs
11 Hours
Skill IQ

Develop fluency in Amazon Redshift and learn the skills you need to work with data-warehousing in the cloud. In this path we'll cover: - Understanding Amazon Redshift Architecture - Loading and Unloading Data in Amazon Redshift - Working with Data in Amazon Redshift - Monitoring, Alerts, and Performance Optimization in Amazon Redshift - Security Best Practice with Amazon Redshift

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Amazon Redshift Essentials

Skill up on Amazon Redshift

Course

Understanding Amazon Redshift Architecture

  • by Saravanan Dhandapani
  • 49m
  • Oct 04, 2024
Lab

Set Up a Redshift Cluster with Distributed Data

  • 45m
  • Sep 16, 2025
Course

Loading and Unloading Data in Amazon Redshift

  • by Warner Chaves
  • 1h 14m
  • Oct 04, 2024
Lab

Load data into a Redshift cluster using the Copy Command

  • 30m
  • Sep 14, 2025
Lab

Exporting Data from Redshift to S3 Using the UNLOAD Command

  • 30m
  • Sep 04, 2025
Course

Working with Data in Amazon Redshift

  • by Saravanan Dhandapani
  • 32m
  • Oct 25, 2024
Lab

Create and Restore a Snapshot in Amazon Redshift

  • 45m
  • Aug 30, 2025
Course

Monitoring, Alerts, and Performance Optimization in Amazon Redshift

  • by Fernando Medina Corey
  • 48m
  • Oct 08, 2024
Lab

Optimizing Query Performance with Redshift Workload Management (WLM)

  • 30m
  • Sep 16, 2025
Lab

Optimizing Query Performance with Sort Keys and Distribution Styles in Amazon Redshift

  • 30m
  • Sep 14, 2025
Course

Security Best Practices with Amazon Redshift

  • by Fernando Medina Corey
  • 51m
  • Oct 31, 2024
Lab

Securing Your Data in Amazon Redshift

  • 30m
  • Sep 15, 2025
Course

Batch Data Pipelines with AWS

  • by Beth Hord
  • 50m
  • May 14, 2025
Lab

Use AWS Glue to Load Data into Redshift

  • 1h
  • Sep 16, 2025
Course

Streaming Data Pipelines with AWS

  • by Lucian Lazar
  • 33m
  • Jun 05, 2025
Course

Change Data Capture (CDC) Pipelines with AWS

  • by Noreen Hasan
  • 26m
  • Jul 07, 2025
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What You'll Learn
  • Understand the architecture and fundamentals of Amazon Redshift
  • Design and implement an efficient data warehousing solution using Amazon Redshift
  • Implement data governance and compliance for Amazon Redshift
  • Load data into Amazon Redshift using the COPY Command
  • Export data from Redshift using the UNLOAD Command
  • Manage Load and Unload Performance
  • Query Data in Amazon Redshift
  • Manage Data Snapshots and Backups in Amazon Redshift
  • Make Schema Changes in Amazon Redshift
  • Configure Performance Monitoring for Redshift
  • Set Up Alerts for Redshift
  • Optimize query performance and manage workloads in Amazon Redshift
  • Optimize Redshift Performance with Built-In Tooling
  • Implement Cost Monitoring and Optimization
  • Apply appropriate IAM configurations for Amazon Redshift
  • Apply appropriate Data Encryption Best Practices within Amazon Redshift
  • Implement Network Security Best Practices for Amazon Redshift
  • Implement Auditing and Compliance Best Practice in Amazon Redshift
  • Apply Data Protection Best Practices in Amazon Redshift
Prerequisites
  • Learners should have foundational knowledge in AWS cloud technology. They should be familiar with standard AWS resources such as IAM, compute, storage, and VPCs. Learners should also have a general understanding of database technology at the conceptual level.
Related topics
  • AWS
  • Cloud
  • Data
  • Data-warehousing
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Saravanan Dhandapani
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Warner Chaves
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Warner is a SQL Server Certified Master, MVP, and Solutions Architect at Pythian, a global Canada-based company specializing in data and infrastructure services. A brief stint in .NET programming led to his early DBA formation, working for enterprise customers in Hewlett-Packard's ITO organization. From HP he transitioned to his current position at Pythian, managing multiple clients of different sizes and industries. He leads a highly-talented team of data professionals that keep things running ...
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Fernando Medina Corey
Fernando works full time learning the newest trends and tools in application development in order to share them with application developers and architects. Before this, he worked as a Data Engineer at Curalate, where he analyzed data from products used by hundreds of the world's leading visual brands. He also writes frequently about serverless development, and data and security topics. He especially enjoys helping others learn about cloud infrastructure offerings to better support the needs of d...
Beth Hord
Beth Hord
Individualization | Learner | Input | Analytical | Strategic I have been working in the technology world for about ten years. I generally have good people skills, consider myself to be a quick learner and very easily adaptable. I am currently certified with four AWS certification and my RHCSA, I have a passion for learning and sharing that knowledge with others.
Lucian Lazar
Lucian Lazar
Data and cloud professional with 20 years of experience developing on Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks. For the last 10 years, I’ve combined industry practice with academic teaching in databases and programming. On Pluralsight, I deliver courses covering data engineering and cloud platforms.
Noreen Hasan
Noreen Hasan
Noreen Hasan has been a software engineer for over a decade in several industries ranging from startups to financial institutions. Her focus was on iOS mobile development, and in the last years her focus shifted to AWS and cloud computing. Her mantra has always been 'Building to Solve, Building to Empower' because solving problems and empowering others is the main reason she feels fulfilled in this field. When she is not developing technical solutions, she enjoys swimming, Zumba, reading and l...

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