Cloud storage solutions for small and medium businesses
Data helps you run your business and understand your customers. The cloud helps you store, access, and protect it.
A more efficient approach to data storage
There are several advantages to using the cloud for some or all your data storage needs.
Cost
More data requires more storage, software, and networking resources. Pay-as-you go for only the storage resources you use.
Capacity
The cloud eliminates over provisioning concerns and expenses by allowing dynamic access to capacity when you need it.
Security
Data can become more secure in the cloud than in privately owned data centers because of security best practices on AWS.
Find solutions for your business
Explore what it takes to migrate your files from on-premises storage or hybrid IT to AWS. Choose from a curated list of cloud storage, backup, recovery, and data transfer services suitable for SMBs.
Storage, backup, and recovery FAQs
Storing data on the cloud doesn’t need to be complicated. Read the most frequently asked cloud security questions.
Why consider cloud storage?
The cloud enables you to succeed with instant, affordable storage capacity that you can scale up or down as needed. You make no new investments in equipment and pay only for the storage resources you use.
The cloud also automatically builds in data and system redundancy to always keep your data available. Your provider oversees regular infrastructure updates and refreshes, so you’re always using the latest technology without any additional cost or operational burden to your business.
How is cloud storage better than traditional on-premises storage?
There are several main benefits of cloud storage, including:
- Cost: Instead of buying and maintaining your own physical storage hardware and software, pay for only what you use in the cloud, which lowers your overall cost of ownership.
- Scalability: Increase or decrease the amount of storage to fit your exact needs.
- Accessibility: Access your data from anywhere.
- Functionality: The cloud offers deep functionality for storing, accessing, protecting, and analyzing data.
- Security: Cloud providers typically add additional levels of security to provide extra layers of protection to customers.
- Agility: Begin using the cloud within minutes and get more value from your data.
What kinds of cloud storage does AWS offer and what’s the difference?
What happens to my data in the cloud, and how do I know it’s secure?
How do we determine our cloud storage requirements?
Taking the time to identify where and how your data is stored today gives you a head start on mapping your existing storage infrastructure to AWS Storage options.
Consider these areas as inputs to determining your storage requirements:
- How often you access your data
- Required performance
- Criticality and sensitivity of data
- Amount of data you have
- Data transcience
- Budget
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