Amazon Redshift long-term system table retention with Amazon S3 Tables is now available in additional AWS Regions
Amazon Redshift ยท 2026-10-15
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Technical Details
| Regions | Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Canada West (Calgary), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West) |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Configure Amazon Redshift to enable long-term system table retention with Amazon S3 Tables in new regions, automating data replication and eliminating the need for custom ETL pipelines, thereby reducing resource contention and operational toil.
For Platform Teams
Integrate Amazon Redshift's long-term system table retention with Amazon S3 Tables to simplify architecture, reduce operational toil, and enable cross-warehouse observability and analysis using open Apache Iceberg format.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying Amazon Redshift's long-term system table retention in new regions to enhance compliance, auditing, and observability capabilities, consolidating system table data for cross-warehouse analysis and reducing operational overhead.
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