Author: Kira Wagner is a Product Owner at Anaplan.
We're thrilled to announce that Anaplan is planning to expand our integration capabilities with the launch of our new Amazon Redshift connector. This addition will empower your organization to seamlessly bridge your cloud data warehouse with Anaplan's powerful planning platform, unlocking new possibilities for data-driven decision-making.
Effortless configuration and management
Getting started couldn't be easier. Our Redshift connector is designed with simplicity in mind — configuration takes just a couple of clicks. No complex setup, no lengthy implementation cycles. Just quick, intuitive connectivity that gets you up and running in minutes.
But we didn't stop at initial setup. The connector provides limited lifecycle management capabilities. Need to update your connection parameters? Edit existing connections with the same ease you created them? Whether you're adjusting credentials, modifying data extraction schedules, or fine-tuning your integration settings, the management interface keeps everything straightforward and accessible.
Seamless data extraction to Anaplan
The Redshift connector enables direct extraction of data from your Amazon Redshift data warehouse into Anaplan's Data Orchestration (ADO) layer. This means your carefully curated, transformed data in Redshift flows seamlessly into ADO, where it can then be easily pushed to your planning models using links. The connection flow is clearly visualized in your data map, giving you complete transparency into how data moves from source through ADO to your models, enabling better governance and troubleshooting.
Flexible data loading options
We understand that different use cases require different approaches to data integration. That's why the Redshift connector supports three distinct load types, mirroring the proven behavior of our existing connectors:
Full Replace: Completely refresh your data with each load, ensuring you're always working with the latest complete dataset. Perfect for scenarios where you need a clean slate with every update, such as monthly financial closes or periodic forecast refreshes.
Append: Add new records to your existing data without removing what's already there. Ideal for building cumulative datasets over time, such as transaction histories, event logs, or audit trails where historical context is crucial.
Incremental: Update only the records that have changed since the last load. This efficient approach minimizes processing time and system resources while keeping your data current — perfect for large datasets where only a subset changes regularly, like customer master data or product catalogues.
Enterprise grade security
Amazon Redshift natively protects data in transit using TLS (Transport Layer Security), ensuring that all communication with your data warehouse is encrypted before it ever leaves your AWS environment. This transport-level encryption safeguards sensitive business information, financial data, and proprietary metrics as they move across networks.
Anaplan’s Redshift connector builds on this secure foundation by establishing connections over Redshift’s TLS-encrypted channel while using simple, reliable basic authentication to access your data warehouse. Together, this combination delivers a secure, standards-based approach for moving your organization’s most valuable data into Anaplan with confidence.
Robust error handling
We know that integrations need to be reliable, and when issues arise, you need visibility. That's why we've built comprehensive error messaging into the Redshift connector. Whether it's a timeout due to network latency, incorrect authentication credentials, connection failures, or data extraction issues, you'll receive informative error messages that help you identify and address problems.
The connector provides feedback about potential issues, helping to minimize downtime and keep your data flows running smoothly.
Complete documentation and support
We've prepared comprehensive documentation and know-how guidelines to support your implementation journey. From initial connection setup to advanced configuration options, you'll find step-by-step instructions, best practices, and troubleshooting guides to ensure your success.
Why this matters
If you're leveraging Amazon Redshift as your data warehouse, this connector eliminates friction in your planning process. Your teams can now pull rich, aggregated data directly into Anaplan models, ensuring that forecasts, budgets, and strategic plans are built on the most accurate and comprehensive data available.
Whether you're in finance, supply chain, sales operations, workforce planning, or any other planning function, the Redshift connector brings your cloud data ecosystem and planning platform together seamlessly. The combination of ease of use, robust security, flexible loading options, and reliable error handling means you can focus on planning and analysis rather than wrestling with data integration challenges.
Getting started
The Redshift connector isn’t available just yet, but its release is approaching. Once live, its intuitive setup process will let you start extracting data within minutes. Please give it a try and see how straightforward enterprise integration can be!
