# Unizin Data Warehouse

**Unizin Data Warehouse** provides Member Institutions with the [Canvas Data](https://guides.instructure.com/m/4214/l/449098-what-is-canvas-data) service hosted in a dedicated database.

Universities may request a UDW implementation via their [Sponsor Teams](https://resources.unizin.org/policies/general-policies/sponsor-teams) via a Customer service request. Implementations of the Canvas Data UDW Service follows the process outlined in the [UDW Implementation Guide](https://resources.unizin.org/products/data-and-analytics/unizin-data-warehouse/implementation-guide).

### External Resources <a href="#unizindatawarehouse-externalresources" id="unizindatawarehouse-externalresources"></a>

[Connecting to Amazon Redshift](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/connecting-to-cluster.html)

[Improving Redshift Query Performance](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/query-performance-improvement-opportunities.html)