There are various storage options.
| Need | Solution | Constraints |
|---|---|---|
| Object Storage | [[S3]] | Updates require full replacement |
| Archival | [[Glacier]] | Lifecycle entry only |
| Network Volume for [[EC2]] | [[EBS]] | Limited horizontal scalability |
| [[EC2]] Instance Store | Instance Storage | Ephemeral - durability |
| Network File System for POSIX | [[EFS]] | Not suitable for OS |
| Network File System for Win | FSx for Windows | |
| Network File System for Linux with HPC | FSx for Lustre | Lustre admin is complex |
| High OS compatibility | FSx for NetApp ONTAP | Lower throughput compared to Lustre |
| Managed ZFS File System | FSx for OpenZFS | |
| Hybrid Cloud Storage Architecture backed by S3 & FSx File Gateway, Volume Gateway (cache & stored), Tape Gateway | Storage Gateway | Requires on-prem administration |
| FTP, FTPS, SFTP interface on top of Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS | Transfer Family | Costs can get high |
| Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Intra-AWS Data Sync with meta-data preservation | DataSync | Setup and admin required |
| Move large amounts of data to the cloud faster than the Internet | Snow Family | Tradeoff cost versus time |
Created on 2023-03-09 17:10