Getting Started with AWS QuickSight
Learn the fundamentals of AWS QuickSight and how to create your first dashboard.
What is AWS QuickSight?
Amazon QuickSight is a cloud-powered business intelligence (BI) service that makes it easy to deliver insights to everyone in your organization. QuickSight connects to your data in the cloud and combines data from many different sources, allowing you to create stunning visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data.
💡 Key Benefits
- ✓Serverless architecture - no infrastructure to manage
- ✓Pay-per-session pricing model
- ✓ML-powered insights with QuickSight Q
- ✓Embed analytics into your applications
Setting Up Your First Dataset
QuickSight supports various data sources including Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and many more. You can also connect to on-premises databases through a VPC connection.
Creating Your First Visualization
Once your dataset is ready, you can start building visualizations. QuickSight offers a wide variety of chart types including bar charts, line charts, pie charts, scatter plots, heat maps, and more.
Next Steps
Now that you understand the basics, explore our advanced tutorials to learn about calculated fields, parameters, and real-time dashboards!