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Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) reaches end of standard support on June 30, 2026. All AL2-based AWS Storage Gateway appliances must be migrated to Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) before that date, after which they will no longer receive software updates, security patches, or bug fixes. Storage Gateway continues to expand its hybrid cloud storage capabilities, and […]

Migrating petabytes of data across cloud providers is one of the most operationally demanding tasks an organization can take on. At this scale, simple transfer approaches break down. Teams lose track of what has been copied and what has failed. Transfers stall and require constant manual intervention to restart. In some cases, teams need to […]

Motability Operations runs the UK’s Motability Scheme and provides vehicle leasing services to approximately 900,000 disabled customers. The organization leases cars, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs, delivering an all-inclusive package with insurance, maintenance, and breakdown coverage that supports independence and mobility for customers across the country. Motability Operations manages diverse AWS workloads across […]

Organizations generate massive volumes of structured data from customer transactions, operational metrics, product catalogs, and compliance records. This data contains insights that can help businesses make better and timely decisions. Financial advisors need to review client transaction histories, retail analysts track inventory trends, and healthcare administrators monitor patient outcomes. Yet accessing these insights creates a […]

Since its launch in 2006, Amazon S3 has used a global namespace where bucket names must be unique across all AWS accounts and AWS Regions. This design has served customers well at scale, but organizations managing multiple accounts and environments often encounter naming collisions. When a bucket is deleted, its name returns to the global […]

In the past, data stored in a file system was inaccessible to analytical tools like Amazon Quick Suite and Amazon SageMaker. Now, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP supports Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Access Points, so you can access your file data stored on FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems as if it were in […]

Managing data access across multiple layers of permissions is a common industry challenge. Changes to AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM) policies, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket configurations, AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key policies, or Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) endpoint policies can unintentionally cause access issues. When these […]

Organizations processing large-scale data for analytics, machine learning (ML), and business intelligence face a persistent challenge: how to access and read massive datasets quickly and cost-effectively. As data volumes grow exponentially, the performance of data access patterns becomes more critical. Inefficient read operations can lead to longer processing times, higher compute costs, and delayed insights, […]

Organizations today face increasing pressure to protect their backup data against ransomware events and accidental deletions. Although air-gapped storage provides strong protection for backups, implementing it traditionally requires maintaining multiple copies of data which increases costs and adds complexity. This can force organizations to compromise between meeting strict security requirements and managing storage costs, either […]

Every day, organizations expand into new markets, migrate critical workloads across geographies, and build systems that need to operate reliably in multiple locations. At the root of these efforts is a simple question: “What can I deploy, and where?” The answer shapes important architecture decisions, from which AWS Regions to expand into, to how you […]