Logical Enigma
AWS Notes

Storage

AWS DataSync

  • Synchronize data - hourly daily weekly
  • S3, EFS, FSx for Windows File Server
  • SMB/NFS compatible file systems
  • EFS <-> EFS

Snowball

  • Petabyte-scale data transport solution using secure appliances - import/export S3
  • 50TB or 80TB
  • Tamper resistant, 256 encryptions, Trusted Platform Module
  • Snowball Edge - 100TB w/ storage and compute capabilities
  • Snowmobile - Exabyte scale - 100PB, 45 foot long ruggedized shipping container

Storage Gateway

  • On-prem virtual / physical device for transfer into AWS
  • ESXI or Hyper-V
  • File Gateway - NFS & SMB connections. data stored in s3
  • All the options of S3
  • Volume Gateway - iSCSI.
  • Stored Volumes - store locally, backup to AWS async s3 as EBS snapshots
  • Cached Volumes - s3 primary data storage, retain frequently accessed data locally in storage gateway on premises
  • Tape Gateway - Virtual Tape Library (VTL)