title: Copy files from s3 to redshift is taking too long
body: <p>I'm using AWS to <code>COPY</code> log files from my S3 bucket to a table inside my Redshift Cluster. Each file has approximately 100MB and I didn't <code>'gziped'</code> them yet. I have 600 of theses files now, and still growing. My cluster has 2 <code>dc1.large</code> compute nodes and one leader node.</p>
  
  <p>The problem is, the <code>COPY</code> operation time is too big, at least 40 minutes. What is the best approach to speed it up? </p>
  
  <p>1) Get more nodes ou a better machine for the nodes? </p>
  
  <p>2) If I gzip the files, will it really matters in terms of <code>COPY</code> operation time gain? </p>
  
  <p>3) The is some design pattern that helps here?</p>