AWS Snow Family is a collection of physical devices designed for use in edge locations, data centers, and in disconnected environments.
Data Migration: snowcone, snowball edge, snowmobile
Edge Computing: snowcone, snowball edge ### use process
Order: Order a Snow device from the AWS Management Console.
install: Install the Snow client / AWS ops hub on your server
Transfer: Transfer data to the Snow device using the Snow client.
Ship: Ship the Snow device back to AWS.
Load: Load the data into your S3 bucket.
AWS FSx
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server: fully managed Windows file system
Amazon FSx for Lustre: fully managed Lustre file system, seamlessly integrated with S3 (can read and write data directly to S3)
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP: fully managed NetApp ONTAP file system, point-in-time snapshots, data deduplication, and data compression
Amazon FSx for OpenZFS: fully managed OpenZFS file system, point-in-time snapshots, data deduplication, and data compression
File System Deployment Options
Scratch File System: temporary storage for data processing. no replication.
Persistent File System: long-term storage for data processing. replicate data across multiple Availability Zones.
AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that gives you on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage.
S3 File Gateway: store and retrieve objects in Amazon S3 using file protocols (NFS, SMB), cache data locally, not glacier.
FSx File Gateway: store and retrieve objects in Amazon FSx using file protocols (NFS, SMB) for window file server.
Volume Gateway: store and retrieve objects in Amazon S3, EBS Snapshot using iSCSI protocol.
cached volume: cache frequently accessed data locally.
stored volume: entire dataset stored locally, asynchronously backed up to S3.
Tape Gateway: store and retrieve objects in Amazon S3 using virtual tape library (VTL) interface
AWS DataSync
AWS DataSync is a data transfer service that makes it easy for you to automate moving data between on-premises storage and Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), or Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.
File permissions and metadata are preserved during transfer.