Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is the most popular cloud service provider, has seen a rise in popularity over the past few years as businesses realize the benefits of outsourcing their IT solutions to a trusted provider. Amazon has built its reputation by providing top-quality services through its tech offerings. Amazon offers cloud storage at an affordable price with unmatched reliability and scalability.
AWS is also known for its wide range of options. Businesses can choose the storage solution that best suits their needs from a variety of options. Here are five of the most popular AWS storage types.
Amazon S3
Amazon S3’s top goal is to scale, making it ideal for businesses with fluctuating storage requirements throughout the year. S3 integrates with many third-party applications, which can be a huge help for businesses that fluctuate.
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Start trainingBusinesses who choose S3 will find that their files are almost always available, thanks to the 99.99 percent availability. All this at a reasonable price that can help small and mid-sized businesses stay within their budget.
Amazon Glacier
Glacier’s affordability is the main draw. It is advertised as low-cost storage. Glacier can store data that isn’t needed to be retrieved frequently. This solution is ideal if you have large amounts of data that you rarely, if ever, need to access.
Amazon EFS
Amazon’s Elastic File System was the first product that worked with multiple Elastic Compute Cloud instances (EC2). Administrators can grant file permissions to specific files in EFS. EFS is scalable like the other options but it is slightly more expensive than the other options.
This is the best solution for businesses that have a high demand for file storage. It also works well for organizations that use a variety files and applications, such as enterprise applications and media.
Amazon EBS
Elastic Block Store (EBS), which is designed to be used with Amazon EC2, has data that can only be stored when both are connected. This limits scalability and makes it a better option for businesses with steady storage needs. Additional space will need to purchased.
EBS’s pay-per-use model is a cost-saving tool for businesses. They only pay for what they actually use. EBS is ideal if you run complex applications such as data analytics software or SQL databases.
AWS Snowball
Information is often needed to be transferred in today’s data-intensive IT environments. Snowball was designed to make these transfers simple without incurring huge network usage fees. Administrators can simply push data using the Snowball appliance without having to pay a developer.
Snowball is popular for businesses that frequently transfer large amounts data. It can also be used by companies that are located in areas with limited internet access. Amazon’s FAQ page lists the conditions where Snowball is best.
Amazon is the name to trust if your business needs storage solutions. SPOTO is another name you can trust if you want to learn more about AWS.
There are many storage options to choose from, so you are sure to find the best solution for your needs. Although we only covered five storage options, Amazon has many more to suit all your needs.
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