#Amazon fsx for windows file server windows#
Today I am happy to announce that we are giving you the ability to use DataSync to transfer data to and from Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems. S3 Storage Class Support – We gave you the ability to choose the S3 Storage Class when transferring data to an S3 bucket. SMB File Share Support – We added support for file transfer between a pair of SMB file shares. Task Scheduling – We gave you the ability to schedule data transfer tasks using the AWS Management Console or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), with hourly, daily, and weekly options:Īdditional Region Support – We recently made DataSync available in the Europe (Stockholm), South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions, bringing the total list of supported regions to 20.ĮFS-to-EFS Transfer – We added support for file transfer between a pair of Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) file systems.įiltering for Data Transfers– We gave you the ability to use file path and object key filters to control the data transfer operation:
Since the launch of DataSync in November 2018, we have made several important updates and changes to DataSync including:Ħ8% Price Reduction – We reduced the data transfer charge to $0.0125 per gigabyte. Our customers use DataSync for transfer operations that encompass hundreds of terabytes of data and millions of files. The agent uses a robust, highly-optimized data transfer protocol to move data back and forth at up to 10 times the speed of open source data transfer solutions.ĭataSync can be used for a one-time migration-style transfer, or it can be invoked on a periodic, incremental basis for upload & process, archiving, and backup/DR purposes.
The DataSync agent is deployed as a VM within your existing on-premises or cloud-based environment so that it can access your NAS or file system via NFS or SMB. Our customers use Amazon FSx for Windows File Server to lift-and-shift their Windows workloads to the cloud, where they can benefit from consistent sub-millisecond performance and high throughput.
It includes a very wide variety of enterprise-ready features including native multi-AZ file systems, support for SQL Server, data deduplication, quotas, and the ability to force the use of in-transit encryption. As I noted in New – AWS DataSync – Automated and Accelerated Data Transfer, our customers use DataSync for their large-scale migration, upload & process, archiving, and backup/DR use cases.Īmazon FSx for Windows File Server gives you network file storage that is fully compatible with your existing Windows applications and environments (read New – Amazon FSx for Windows File Server – Fast, Fully Managed, and Secure to learn more). AWS DataSync helps you to move large amounts of data into and out of the AWS Cloud.