AWS DataSync


  • Move large amounts of data to and from
    • On-premises / other cloud to AWS (NFS, SMB, HDFS, S3, API, โ€ฆ) - needs agent
    • AWS to AWS (different storage services) - no agent needed
  • Can synchronize to:
    • S3 (any storage classes including Glacier)
    • EFS
    • FSx
  • Replication tasks can be scheduled hourly, daily, weekly
  • File permissions and metadata are preserved (NFS POSIX, SMB, โ€ฆ)
  • One agent task can use 10 Gbps, can setup a bandwidth limit

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