AWS DataSync

• Can be used to move large amount of data from on-premise to AWS
• Ability to synchronize to S3, EFS, FSx for Windows
• Ability to move data from NAS of file system to NFS or SMB
• Replication tasks can be scheduled hourly, daily or weekly
• We can leverage the DataSync agent to connect to our systems

Transferring large amount of data to AWS

• Problem: transfer 200TB of data in the cloud with a 100 Mbps internet connection.
• Solutions:
  • Over the internet / Site-to-Site VPN:
    • Immediate to setup
    • It will take approximately 185 days
  • Over direct connect (1 Gbps)
    • Will take long time for the initial setup (over 1 month)
    • The data will be transferred on aprox. 18.5 days
  • Snowball:
    • Will take 2 to 3 snowballs in parallel
    • Takes about 1 week for end-to-end transfer
    • Can be combined with DMS
• For on-going replication/transfers: Site-to-Site VPN or DX with DMS or DataSync