AWS Storage Blog
Category: Learning Levels
Migrating network file shares to Amazon WorkDocs using AWS DataSync
Today, many AWS customers use Amazon WorkDocs to retire expensive network file shares and move content to the cloud. With WorkDocs’s pay-as-you-go pricing, customers only pay for the active user accounts on their WorkDocs site. WorkDocs not only provides secure cloud storage, but also allows users to easily share content with other internal and external […]
Persistent storage for high-performance workloads using Amazon FSx for Lustre
High-performance file systems are often divided into two types: scratch and persistent. Scratch file systems provide temporary storage with high-performance characteristics such as submillisecond latency, up to hundreds of gigabytes per second of throughput, and millions of IOPS for short-term workloads. By contrast, persistent file systems are designed to combine the performance levels of their […]
Digital transformation at Discover using AWS Storage solutions
One of the biggest challenges any organization can face is how to tackle the notion of digital transformation. Even defining what that means for them and their employees can be a daunting task. For many organizations, that transformation includes a journey to the cloud and starting to examine other new (or new-ish) technologies. One lesson […]
Deploying Amazon FSx for Windows File Server into a shared VPC
As enterprises continue to move more of their application footprint to the cloud, they quickly realize that they need a solution for their file data. While many modern applications are built to interact with API driven storage services, like object stores, NoSQL, or graph databases (among others), there are still a large number of workloads […]
Novetta delivers IoT and Machine Learning to the edge for disaster response
During disaster response, maintaining high safety standards is paramount. Knowing the location of personnel, vehicles, and equipment is critical to maximizing the effectiveness of first responders and supporting safety efforts. Tracking the location of these resources across a complex response, with participation from multiple organizations, can be challenging. Responding organizations often lack interoperability with local, […]
Online Tech Talk April 23: Persistent storage for containers with Amazon EFS
Don’t miss our AWS Online Storage Tech Talk on April 23, where an AWS expert covers persistent storage for containers using Amazon EFS. This Tech Talk is at 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET). Building containerized applications at-scale requires data storage solutions that are highly accessible and enables high-performance […]
Migrate to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server using AWS DataSync
Many customers have on-premises file storage infrastructure for their Windows workloads that they want to get out of having to constantly maintain. There is a certain hassle involved with backing up, patching, monitoring, and maintaining the hardware and software that they reasonably want to avoid – it is a cost and time drain. Customers have […]
Deploying SaaS applications faster at lower cost with Amazon EFS
We’ve heard from independent software vendor (ISV) customers that there are multiple decisions they must consider in deploying their SaaS applications. These considerations range from Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to impact on operations and agility. In addition, they have mentioned they must also address security, auditability, high availability, and data protection, which can all […]
Use IP allow list to secure your AWS Transfer for SFTP servers
AWS customers across a wide variety of industries must often exchange data with other organizations using the standard SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). Examples of such data include financial records, media files, or sensitive information such as health records or personal finance data. SFTP provides a mature and secure transport mechanism for transporting these files, […]
ShootProof boosts photo upload speeds with Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration
ShootProof provides easy online tools that help photographers share their work, sell their work, and grow their businesses. While we’re based in Atlanta, we’re proud to be available ‘wherever you are’ for our photographer customers. Every month, we serve tens of thousands of photographers, and today our clients can be found in 38 countries. ShootProof […]