AWS Storage Gateway
What is the AWS Storage Gateway?
AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that allows youron-premise storage & IT infrastructure to seamlessly integrate with AWS Cloud Storage Services. It Can be AWS Provided Hardware or Compatible Virtual Machine.
Purpose of Using AWS Storage Gateway(hybrid Cloud Storage) :
● To Fulfill Licencing Requirements.
● To Achieve Data-Compliance Requirements.
● To Reduce Storage & Management Cost.
● For Easy and Effective Application Storage-Lifecycle & Backup Automation.
● For Hybrid Cloud & Easy Cloud Migration.
Volume Gateway (iSCSI)
● To Access Virtual Block-Level Storage Stored on-premise
● It can be asynchronously backed up and stored as a snapshot on AWS S3 for high reliability & durability.
○ Storage Volume Gateway: All Applications Data Stored on-premise and the only backup is stored on AWS S3.
Cache Volume Gateway: Only Hot Data / Cached data is Stored on-premise and all other application data is stored on AWS S3.
File Gateway (NFSv4 / SMB)
● To Access Object-based Storage ( AWS S3 Service )
● Supports NFS Mount Point for accessing S3 Storage to the local system as Virtual
Local File System
● Leverage the benefits of AWS S3 Storage Service
Tape Gateway (VTL)
● It is virtual local tape storage.
● It uses the Virtual Tape Library(VTL) by iSCSI protocol.
● It is cost-effective archive storage (AWS S3) for cloud backup.
Features of AWS Storage Gateway
● Cost-Effective Storage Management
● To achieve Low Latency on-premise.
● Greater Control over Data still take advantage of the cloud (Hybrid Cloud)
● Compatible and Compliance
● To meets license requirement
● Supports both hardware and software gateway
● Easy on-premise to Cloud Migrations
● Standard Protocol for storage access like NFS/SMB/iSCSI
Use Cases:
● Cost-Effective Backups and Disaster Recovery Management
● Migration to/from Cloud
● Managed Cache: Integration of Local(on-premises) Storage to Cloud Storage (Hybrid Cloud)
● To Achieve Low Latency by storing data on-premise and still leverage cloud benefits
Pricing :
● Charges are applied on what you use with the AWS Storage Gateway and based on the type and amount of storage you use.
