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Storage Gateway

TLDR

Can be used for a hybrid cloud setup, where data is produced on premise and synced to aws.

Usage

  • long term migrations
  • security
  • complicance
  • general IT strategy (hybrid cloud)
  • tiered storage
  • backup and restore
  • disaster recovery

Gateway Types

S3 File Gateway

  • NFS or SMB Protocol
  • Translates save file request to http request to S3
  • Most recently used data is cached in file gateway, so it doesnt have to be fetched from aws

FSx File Gatway

  • Native access to FSxWindowsFileServer
  • Local cache for frequently accessed data
  • Windows native compatiblity (SMB, NTFS, AD)
  • Group file shares and home directories

Volume Gateway

  • Block Storage
  • Backed by EBS snapshots

Cached volumes

  • low latency access to most recent data

Stored volumes

  • dataset on premise, backups are schedules to S3

Tape Gateway

  • uses Virtual Tape libray
  • for backup processes using physical Tapes
  • can send directly into S3 Glacier

Hardware appliance

  • Can be bought from amazon.com
  • Is a harware which will be your gateway (like a firewall)