Category: Best Practices

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State-of-the-art AI agents rely on external tools to perform actions on their behalf. A tool is a function with a clear description, defined inputs, and outputs that extend the capabilities of a large language model (LLM). As toolkits expand, selecting the right tool for each task requires effective mechanisms, among which semantic search enables agents […]

Operational excellence isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about delivering consistent availability when customers need it most. Achieving this requires sophisticated, real-time monitoring that tracks key system metrics and storage insights, such as throughput patterns, IOPS utilization, I/O characteristics, and storage distribution. This visibility enables teams to resolve issues proactively, right-size resources, optimize workload placement, and plan […]

As users progress in their cloud journey, they increasingly need robust storage options that integrate natively with containers to help them increase operational efficiency, improve performance, and reduce costs. Our users are finding that using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) meets this demand by using the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver. In this post, […]

Organizations face a critical challenge in data protection: how to retain ever-increasing volumes of backup data for extended periods while maintaining cost efficiency. Regulatory mandates, internal governance policies, and comprehensive disaster recovery strategies often necessitate preserving backups for months or even years. At the same time, the threat landscape continues to evolve, with sophisticated ransomware […]

As enterprises pursue digital transformation and smart operations, they’re challenged by the limitations of traditional file systems. Machine-generated data from connected systems and automation has pushed legacy storage solutions beyond their capabilities. In manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, financial services, and other industries, organizations need reliable access to data across globally distributed locations. These organizations face rising […]

Managing data protection at scale is a critical challenge for the modern enterprise. As organizations grow, their data becomes increasingly distributed, making it difficult to implement consistent backup policies that ensure comprehensive coverage. IT teams must balance competing needs of compliance requirements, resource protection, and operational efficiency – all while struggling to validate and orchestrate […]

Organizations with multiple branch offices face significant challenges in managing distributed file systems, particularly when dealing with traditional on-premises infrastructure. The complexity of maintaining seamless file sharing across geographically dispersed locations while ensuring robust security, efficient data management, and reliable authentication has become increasingly challenging in today’s digital landscape. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP addresses […]

Ransomware events have become a board room priority for modern organizations. The data shows a clear trend: ransomware events have more than doubled since the pandemic began, with the financial services sector experiencing particularly high targeting rates. At AWS, our cross-field collaboration with global financial services customers, regulators, governing bodies and industry partners has resulted […]

Organizations must safeguard their backup infrastructure against evolving cyber threats. A comprehensive backup and recovery strategy needs three fundamental pillars: immutability with isolation to prevent tampering and ensure separation, integrity validation to ensure backup reliability, and predictable availability when needed. These pillars form the foundation of effective data protection. Immutability with isolation ensures that backups […]