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| Amazon EBS (elastic block store) |
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| Block level storage volumes for EC2 instances. Well-suited for use as the primary storage for file systems, databases or for any applications that require fine granular updates and access to raw, unformatted, block-level storage. |
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| Amazon EFS (elastic file system) |
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| A fully managed file storage service that makes it easy to set up and scale file storage in the Amazon Cloud. Can be mounted to EC2. |
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A fully managed third-party file system solution that uses SSD storage to provide fast performance with low latency.
A specially designed storage option for systems that require certain criteria. Designed for unique workloads that support Windows features. Fully managed windows file system. |
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| Long-term archival solution optimized for infrequently used data, or "cold data" |
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| Amazon S3 (simple storage service) |
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Durable to eleven 9s, scalable and secure (bucket policies and access control) storage option where data stored as objects are in buckets.
An object consists of a file and optionally any metadata that describes that file. Storage capacity unlimited.
A key is a unique identifier for an object within a bucket. |
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| Used for general purpose storage of frequently access data |
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| High-performance, single AZ storage class designed to deliver millisecond data access for frequently access data. It can reduce costs up to 50% compared to S3 Standard. |
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| Storage class for less frequently accessed data. Stores the object data redundantly across multiple AZs. Data is accessed rapidly when needed and is a cost-effective option. Good for data stored for at least 30 days. |
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| Stores the object data in only on AZ. Less expensive than S3 Standard-IA, but data is not resilient to the physical loss of the AZ. Less durable but cost-effective. Good for data stored for at least 30 days. |
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| Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering |
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| Storage class designed for customers who want to optimize storage costs automatically when data access patterns change without impact to performance or operational overhead. It is a good option when you don't know the lifecycle of the data. |
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| Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval |
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| A storage class for long-lived data that are rarely accessed and must be retrieved in milliseconds when it's needed |
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| Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval |
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| A storage class for storing archive data that is accessed once or twice per year. Can provide access times ranging from minutes to hours and is the most cost-effective retrieval options. |
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| Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive |
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| Storage option for S3 that provides object storage for data rarely accessed in a year. Lowest cost storage in the cloud but retrieval time is long. |
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| A service that enables you to centralize and automate data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads |
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| A policy expression that determines when and how you want your AWS resources backed up. Can be created using the AWS Backup Console, API, CLI, SDK, or a CloudFormation template |
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| Data transfer solution for 10TB or more but used when you also need the device to process the data before it goes to AWS (some sort of local computing) |
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| Data transfer service that is used for massive data sets of 10 Petabytes (PB) or more and is the shipping container full of disks getting towed by a literal truck |
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| Small, portable military grade physical device holding up to 14 TB of data |
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| Service that enables hybrid storage between on-prem environments and the AWS Cloud. Connects your data center to AWS. Good for disaster recovery and data back up. |
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| AWS Storage Gateway types (there are 4) |
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S3 File Gateway - supports a file interface into S3 and combines a service and a virtual software appliance
Volume Gateway - provides block storage volumes
Tape Gateway - hybrid storage option for archiving data
FSx - hybrid storage options that extends on-prem file systems |
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A secure transfer service for moving files into and out of AWS storage services like S3 and EFS using protocols: SFTP, AS2, FTPS, and FTP.
File sharing and transfer service with EXTERNAL parties (business to business). |
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