Category: Technical How-to

This post is the first in a two-part series to provide you with a step-by-step guide on cross-account failover and failback with Amazon Web Services Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS). In this first part, we focus on the architecture and network setup needed to build a secure cross-account disaster recovery (DR) solution that maintains network isolation, […]

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 […]

Organizations across industries must regularly verify the integrity of their stored datasets to protect valuable information, satisfy compliance requirements, and preserve trust. Media and entertainment customers validate assets to make sure that content remains intact, financial institutions run integrity checks to meet regulatory obligations, and research institutions confirm the reproducibility of scientific results. These verifications […]

Enterprises today face significant challenges securing backup data during incidents. When backup systems share authentication with production environments, compromised credentials can block access to both environments, leaving enterprises vulnerable during recovery. Enterprises with interconnected environments face heightened risk, where single-approval frameworks provide inadequate protection. The integration of the Multi-party approval capability with AWS Backup provides […]

Understanding Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Transitioning your business systems and data to the cloud can seem complex, especially if you are new to cloud file storage services. Whether you are moving from traditional on-premises enterprise storage or just getting started in the cloud, sizing your storage correctly is key to avoiding future issues. The […]

Log rotation is a standard operational practice for maintaining system health and performance while managing storage costs effectively. This practice involves systematically archiving log files to prevent them from consuming excessive storage. When a log file reaches a certain size or age, it’s rotated—meaning the current file is archived with a new name and a […]

As an organization’s projects and users grow, managing granular access controls for data resources while complying with security regulations becomes crucial. Multi-user environments necessitate delegating appropriate access levels to make sure of data privacy and security. However, managing access controls for shared documents can be complex and time-consuming, especially with increasing users that are spread […]

As businesses evolve, critical applications must remain highly available whether running on traditional virtualized infrastructure or more modern cloud- based environments. These workloads need to be resilient against ransomware attacks, data corruption, infrastructure failures, and regional impairments. Organizations must focus on defining the appropriate recovery objectives, while also minimizing costs. However, implementing disaster recovery can […]

Amazon S3 is the best place to build data lakes because of its durability, availability, scalability, and security. In 2023, we introduced Mountpoint for Amazon S3, an open source file client that allows Linux-based applications to access S3 objects through a file API. Shortly after, we took this one step further with the Mountpoint for […]

Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. For users running applications and workloads on Kubernetes, protecting resources and data from accidental deletion or hardware failures is crucial for maintaining business continuity and meeting compliance requirements. While Kubernetes provides high availability through its control plane […]