AppFlow for ingesting SaaS data in Redshift
Amazon AppFlow provides flexible ways to ingest data from different Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, such as Salesforce, Zendesk, Slack, ServiceNow, and so on, into AWS services such as Amazon S3 and Amazon Redshift. This fully managed integration service allows you to set up data flows without writing any code. The data workflows also allow you to perform data transformations, such as mapping and filtering, and can be automated using a schedule/event.
Getting ready
To complete this recipe, you will need to do the following:
- Create an IAM user with access to Amazon Redshift and Amazon AppFlow.
- Create an Amazon Redshift cluster deployed in AWS region eu-west-1.
- Create Amazon Redshift cluster master user credentials.
- Gain access to any SQL interface, such as a SQL client or the Amazon Redshift Query Editor.
- Create an IAM role attached to an Amazon Redshift cluster that can access Amazon S3. We will reference...