AWS Big Data Blog
Collect Data Statistics Up to 5x Faster by Analyzing Only Predicate Columns with Amazon Redshift
After loading new data into an Amazon Redshift cluster, statistics need to be re-computed to guarantee performant query plans. By learning which column statistics are actually being used by the customer’s workload and collecting statistics only on those columns, Amazon Redshift is able to significantly reduce the amount of time needed for table maintenance during data loading workflows.
