Posted On: Apr 20, 2023
Amazon S3 compatible storage is now available on AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized devices. Amazon S3 compatible storage enables customers to store data and run highly available applications on AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized devices by delivering secure object storage with high resiliency, increased scale, an expanded S3 API feature-set to rugged, mobile edge, and disconnected environments.
Amazon S3 compatible storage is ideal for running applications that require real-time processing or are bound by data residency requirements in Denied, Disrupted, Interrupted and Limited (DDIL) network connectivity environments. Previously, customers used PUT and GET object operations to manage data on Snow devices. Now, customers have an expanded set of Amazon S3 APIs and features such as CreateBuckets, BucketLifecycle, and an increased cluster range from 3-16 devices, making it easier to develop, deploy, and manage applications requiring object storage on premises. Customers can streamline operations and reduce operational overhead, cost and complexity by using the same tools, such as AWS CLI/SDK, across AWS Regions and AWS Snow Family devices.
To start using Amazon S3 compatible storage, log in to AWS Snow Family console and select ‘Amazon S3 compatible storage’ at the time of ordering your AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized device. Customers can use AWS OpsHub or Amazon S3 SDK/CLI to manage object storage on the device(s) locally or remotely from a central location.
Amazon S3 compatible storage is available in AWS Commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized devices are available. To learn more, visit Jeff Barr blog, AWS Snowball Product page and documentation.