AWS Storage Services

Question 1

Types of AWS Storage Options

Answer 1

S3
EC2 Storage
EC2 Instance Store
Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
Elastic File System (EFS)
Storage Gateway
AWS Backup

Question 2

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

Answer 2

EBS is a storage device (called a volume) that can be attached to (or removed from) your instance.

Can only be attached to one instance in the same Availability Zone.

Tied to one Availability Zone.

Recommended for:

Quickly accessible data
Running a database on an instance
Long-term data storage

Question 3

EC2 Instance Store

Answer 3

An instance store is local storage that is physically attached to the host computer and cannot be removed.

Storage is temporary since data loss occurs when the EC2 instance is stopped.

Storage on disks physically attached to an instance

Question 4

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

Answer 4

EFS is a serverless network file system for sharing files.

Only supports the Linux file system.

Accessible across different Availability Zones in the same Region.

More expensive than EBS.

Recommended for:
Main directories for business-critical apps
Lift-and-shift existing enterprise apps

Question 5

Storage Gateway

Answer 5

Storage Gateway is a hybrid storage service.

Connect on-premises and cloud data.

Supports a hybrid model.

Recommended for:
Moving backups to the cloud
Reducing costs for hybrid cloud storage
Low latency access to data