Introducing QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight is a cloud-based analytics service that allows you to build data visualizations and ad hoc analysis. QuickSight supports a variety of data sources, such as Redshift, Aurora, Athena, RDS, and your on-premises database solution.
Other sources of data include S3, where you can retrieve data from Excel, CSV, or log files, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, where you can retrieve data from Salesforce entities.
Amazon QuickSight has two versions:
- Standard edition
- Enterprise edition
The most important difference between these two versions is the possibility of integration with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and encryption at rest. Both features are only provided in the Enterprise edition.
Important note
Keep in mind that AWS services are constantly evolving, so more differences between the Standard and Enterprise versions may crop up in the future. You should always consult the latest documentation of AWS services...
