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Cloud storage solutions are required when you move workloads or applications to AWS cloud. AWS offers a variety of cloud storage solutions depending on the type and development of the application. These solutions can be divided into three categories: file storage, object storage, or block storage. The Amazon Elastic File System is a cloud storage solution that allows multiple applications to access shared files. It is a popular choice for organizations that want to improve DevOps and content management system performance, or for use in home directories.
Amazon Elastic File System has many benefits including high availability, rapid scalability and security. It also offers cost savings. This article will discuss Amazon Elastic File System’s features and benefits.
If you are new in cloud computing and would like to learn more about Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2), one of the most popular virtual servers services, then please visit our AWS EC2 guide.
What is Amazon Elastic File System (AESFS)?
Data storage systems are essential for migrating or building applications in AWS cloud. In such cases, Network Attached Storage (or NAS) servers were used. AWS offers serverless cloud solutions.
Amazon Elastic File System is a popular cloud-based storage solution from AWS. It is fully managed by AWS, so developers don’t have to worry about managing, deploying, or troubleshooting storage issues. EFS can be used with AWS cloud resources or on-premises resources. Amazon EFS offers the advantage of scaling storage up or down to any level. Developers can increase the storage capacity to petabytes without affecting their applications’ performance.
EFS is similar in function to Network Attached Servers and supports the Network File System protocol. EFS can be attached different compute instances, such as Amazon EC2 or AWS Lambda.
EFS is preferred by developers and solution architects when multiple applications need to access shared files. EFS is used to manage large data, database backups, content management, and media stores.
Amazon Elastic File System Core Features
Fully managed: EFS provides fully managed storage services. You don’t have to manage storage, hardware, backups, or configure the software.
High availability and durability: AWS cloud-based storage is designed to ensure that every object in the EFS is kept across multiple Availability Zones. It ensures that applications run smoothly even when there are issues in one Availability Area.
Data protection: AWS provides data protection services to businesses that operate in industries that have strict data protection regulations. EFS Replication allows developers and architects to replicate data within a region or between regions. It protects data. Amazon Backup also automates data backup and centralizes it so developers can better manage their operations.
Security and compliance: AWS provides services that allow users to restrict their access to the EFS. Developers can set the rules for network access via the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. AWS Identity and Access Management is a tool that professionals use to manage access to applications.
Learn more about Amazon Elastic File System
NetCom Learning’s course Architecting on AWS is for solutions architects who want to learn best practices in building AWS cloud architecture. This course helps learners to explore computing layers topics such as Amazon EFS, Amazon EC2 Instances and Amazon Elastic Block Store.
You can introduce your team to cloud architecture through the AWS On-Demand course before you take the three-day Architecting with AWS course. You will learn about AWS Regions, AWS Global Infrastructure, Amazon S3, Well-Architected Framework and many other core concepts. This course will give you a solid foundation before you enroll in the vILT interactive training program.