The Storage Services comprises of various services that offer storage services as its name literally implies. Here you will find services that offer object-based storage, block-based storage, storage for long term archiving, and storage options to use for backup and restore purposes.
Here is a list of the currently available Storage Services from AWS.
S3
- This is basically a virtual disk in the cloud which you can use to store objects. It has virtually no limit in capacity and can accommodate a 5TB single file size. Note that this is an object based storage which means that you cannot use it to load and run applications or databases on.
EFS (Elastic File System)
- Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need when they need it.
- This is a file based storage that you can share between instances. You can also store and run applications on this.
Glacier
- Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.004 per Gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premise solutions.
- This is best suitable for data that needs to be archived for regulatory compliance purpose throughout their retention schedules. It should be used for data that is not frequently accessed. Retrieving data from Glacier takes around 3-5 hours.
Storage Gateway
- Amazon Storage Gateway is a hybrid storage service that enables your on-premise applications to seamlessly use AWS storage. You can use the service for backup and archiving, disaster recovery, cloud bursting, storage tiering, and migration. Your applications connect to the service through a gateway appliance using standard storage protocols such as NFS and iSCSI. The Gateway connects to AWS storage services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and Amazon EFS, providing storage for files, volumes, and virtual tapes in AWS. The service includes a highly-optimized data transfer mechanism, with bandwidth management, automated network resilience, and efficient data transfer, along with a local cache for low-latency on-premise access to your most active data.
- It is a virtual machine that you install on-prem which is used to communicate to AWS storage services.
Here is a list of the currently available Storage Services from AWS.
S3
- This is basically a virtual disk in the cloud which you can use to store objects. It has virtually no limit in capacity and can accommodate a 5TB single file size. Note that this is an object based storage which means that you cannot use it to load and run applications or databases on.
EFS (Elastic File System)
- Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need when they need it.
- This is a file based storage that you can share between instances. You can also store and run applications on this.
Glacier
- Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.004 per Gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premise solutions.
- This is best suitable for data that needs to be archived for regulatory compliance purpose throughout their retention schedules. It should be used for data that is not frequently accessed. Retrieving data from Glacier takes around 3-5 hours.
Storage Gateway
- Amazon Storage Gateway is a hybrid storage service that enables your on-premise applications to seamlessly use AWS storage. You can use the service for backup and archiving, disaster recovery, cloud bursting, storage tiering, and migration. Your applications connect to the service through a gateway appliance using standard storage protocols such as NFS and iSCSI. The Gateway connects to AWS storage services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and Amazon EFS, providing storage for files, volumes, and virtual tapes in AWS. The service includes a highly-optimized data transfer mechanism, with bandwidth management, automated network resilience, and efficient data transfer, along with a local cache for low-latency on-premise access to your most active data.
- It is a virtual machine that you install on-prem which is used to communicate to AWS storage services.
FSx
- Amazon FSx provides fully managed third-party file systems with the native compatibility and feature sets for workloads such as Microsoft Windows-based storage, high-performance computing, machine learning, and electronic design automation. Amazon FSx supports two file system types: Lustre and Windows File Server.
AWS Backup
- AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that makes it easy to centralize and automate the backup of data across AWS services in the cloud as well as on premises.
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