specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Amazon Redshift
providerId: amazon-redshift
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - AWS
  - Data Warehouse
  - Redshift
  - Cost Management
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Amazon Redshift: per-RPU-hour Serverless billing, per-node-hour
  Provisioned billing on RA3, Redshift Managed Storage at $0.024/GB-month, plus Concurrency Scaling overage,
  Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans.'
sources:
  - https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/pricing/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
serviceCategory: Analytics / Data Warehouse
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Amazon Redshift
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ServiceSubcategory: Data Warehouse
  ProviderName: AWS
  PublisherName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: rpu_hours
    unit: RPU-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - workgroup
      - namespace
  - name: node_hours
    unit: node-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - cluster
      - node_type
  - name: managed_storage_gb_month
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - cluster_or_namespace
  - name: concurrency_scaling_seconds
    unit: cs-second
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - cluster
  - name: backup_storage_gb_month
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - cluster_or_namespace
  - name: data_transfer_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - direction
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Cost Explorer with the Redshift dimension, the Redshift console's Performance and
      Concurrency Scaling reports, system tables (STL_QUERY, SVL_QUERY_METRICS), and CUR / FOCUS export.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag clusters/workgroups/namespaces with Environment, Team, Use Case; enable cost allocation
      tags so charges flow into FOCUS columns.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Pause/scale-down Provisioned clusters, choose Serverless for spiky workloads, commit to
      Reserved Instances for steady production, monitor RA3 storage growth, use Concurrency Scaling free-hour
      credits before paying overage, and use Materialized Views and Auto-Vacuum to reduce query cost.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set AWS Budgets per cluster tag, alert on Concurrency Scaling overage, and review monthly
      RPU-hour utilization for Serverless workgroup right-sizing.
maintainers:
  - name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
  - name: Amazon Web Services
    email: support@aws.amazon.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com