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Amazon QuickSight

What is it​

A cloud-scale business intelligence (BI) service that allows you to create visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and gain business insights from your data.

What it's for​

Empowering all users in an organization to understand their data, ask questions in natural language, and explore interactive dashboards to make data-driven decisions.

Use cases​

  • Creating interactive dashboards and reports to monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
  • Analyzing sales, marketing, and operations data
  • Generating insights from large volumes of data
  • Sharing analyses with teams and stakeholders
  • Integration with various data sources, including AWS (S3, Redshift, Athena) and external sources

Key points​

  • Serverless: No infrastructure to provision or manage
  • SPICE (Super-fast, Parallel, In-memory Calculation Engine): An in-memory computation engine that accelerates queries
  • Machine Learning Insights: Offers ML capabilities to identify anomalies, trends, and predictions
  • Amazon Q in QuickSight: Generative BI capabilities to accelerate decision-making
  • Pay-per-session: You only pay when users access dashboards or reports
  • Integration: Connects to a wide variety of data sources, including databases, data warehouses, files, and SaaS applications

Comparison with traditional BI tools​

  • Amazon QuickSight: A cloud-native BI service that offers scalability, security, and integration with the AWS ecosystem. It's more accessible and easier to use for business users, without the need to manage infrastructure.
  • Traditional BI tools: Usually require software installation and management, servers, and databases, which can be complex and expensive. They may have a steeper learning curve and be less flexible for cloud environments.