Posted On: Mar 16, 2022

Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service powered by machine learning, enabling organizations to provide relevant information to customers and employees when they need it. Starting today, AWS customers can use the Amazon Kendra FSx Connector to index and search documents from their FSx for Windows File Server file systems. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed shared storage built on Windows Server, and delivers a wide range of data access, data management, and administrative capabilities.

Critical information can be scattered across multiple data sources in an enterprise, including file storage sources. Customers can now use the Amazon Kendra FSx Connector to index documents (HTML, PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and plain text) stored on their Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems and search for information across this content using Amazon Kendra’s intelligent search.

The Amazon Kendra FSx Connector is available in all AWS regions where where both Amazon Kendra and Amazon FSx for Windows File Server are available. To learn more about the feature, visit the documentation page or the Amazon Kendra connector library. To explore Amazon Kendra, visit the Amazon Kendra website.