Welcome! This documentation describes how to plan, deploy, and manage Exasol Analytics Engine on all supported platforms.
See also our other resources: the Developer Guide with expert-level documentation for programmatic users, our Knowledge Base with hundreds of articles written by the experts in our Support team, and our GitHub repository that hosts a number of open source projects and additional resources for extending Exasol.
Exasol’s free online training contains videos, quizzes and hands-on practice to get you started. We also offer instructor-led training remotely and on site for a dynamic, hands-on learning experience. For more information, visit Exasol Training.
Where to begin
If you are new to Exasol, the following sections will get you started:
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Learn about the new features and enhancements in the newest Exasol version.
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Find the Exasol edition that fits your use case and deployment environment.
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Learn about the basic concepts and features in Exasol.
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Essential guidelines that will help you plan a successful deployment and operation of Exasol.
Migrating from Exasol 7.1
If you have an Exasol 7.1 database and want to migrate to the new architecture, the following sections will walk you through the procedure.
Next steps
To learn more about how to deploy and use Exasol, we suggest the following sections:
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Administration (as application) / Administration (AWS native)
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Learn how to deploy and manage Exasol as a Linux application or as a native cloud application on AWS.
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Learn how to connect to your Exasol database and integrate it with your existing tools and workflows.
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Learn how to load data into your Exasol database from external sources and files.
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This section provides you with guidelines and best practices for optimizing performance in your Exasol database.
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Learn how to work with data science and machine learning in Exasol.
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Learn about the syntax and semantics of the SQL statements, data types, functions, and other SQL language elements that are supported in Exasol.
