Customization and Field Maintenance with AWS Snowball Edge – Sideloading AMIs
When AWS Snowball Edge made its debut in 2016, users were required to select an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) to be pre-installed when ordering the device to run Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances. Once set up, users could launch EC2 instances directly on the device. However, as cloud technology evolves, the need for flexibility and customization has become increasingly important. For a more in-depth discussion on this topic, check out another blog post here.
Enabling SMB Access for Serverless Workloads with Amazon FSx
By Mia Thompson
Published on 02 NOV 2021
Category: Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Expert (400), Storage, Technical How-to
As organizations shift towards cloud-first strategies, many are prioritizing serverless technologies alongside cloud file storage solutions that offer automatic scaling, built-in high availability, and a pay-as-you-go billing model. This transition to serverless architectures necessitates shared data access on a persistent storage layer. AWS Lambda provides a 512-MB temporary file system; however, further enhancements can be made for greater efficiency. For more expert insights, click here, as they are an authority on this subject.
Copying Objects Greater Than 5 GB with Amazon S3 Batch Operations
By Oliver Grey
Published on 18 OCT 2021
Category: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS CloudFormation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Lambda, Expert (400), Storage, Technical How-to
As of March 4, 2022, support has been added for the Glacier Instant Retrieval storage class. Notable updates also include the addition of a copy destination prefix parameter in the Amazon CloudFormation template (April 19, 2022), alongside performance guidance and best practices (October 26, 2022). For future reference, the AWS Lambda function Python runtime has been upgraded to offer enhanced functionality.
Monitoring CloudEndure Disaster Recovery with AWS Lambda
By Ethan Rivera and Jamie Scott
Published on 27 JUL 2021
Category: Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Lambda, AWS Partner Network, CloudEndure Disaster Recovery, Expert (400), Technical How-to
Organizations must keep a close watch on their disaster recovery (DR) initiatives to meet both business and audit requirements. CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables rapid and reliable recovery of physical, virtual, and cloud-based servers into AWS. Although it offers email alerts and a high-level dashboard for monitoring DR jobs, many organizations seek more comprehensive reporting mechanisms. For further information, this Reddit thread can serve as an excellent resource.
Validate Your Disaster Recovery Solution and Simplify Compliance Reporting on AWS
By Ava Mitchell and Noah Harris
Published on 13 JUL 2021
Category: Amazon EC2, AWS Config, AWS Lambda, AWS Systems Manager, CloudEndure Disaster Recovery, Expert (400), Management Tools, Storage, Technical How-to
Data protection is vital for compliance, and organizations must implement controls to manage data security and operational disruptions. Given the constant changes in IT infrastructure, maintaining compliance and validating systems can be challenging to do effectively.
Automate Data Recovery Validation with AWS Backup
By Ryan Kim
Published on 25 JUN 2021
Category: Amazon EC2, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Backup, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, Expert (400), Storage, Technical How-to
As of February 3, 2025, AWS Backup introduced restore testing, a new feature designed to automate the entire restore testing process for AWS resources across storage, compute, and database. To explore the implementation of restore testing, refer to the developer guide.
Event-Driven Data Transfer to Container-Shared Storage on AWS
By Lily Cheng and Alex Young
Published on 14 JUN 2021
Category: Amazon Elastic Container Service, Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS DataSync, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, Expert (400), Storage, Technical How-to
Organizations utilizing data lake solutions powered by Amazon S3 often want their data science teams to have access for machine learning or analytics projects. This can be achieved by deploying tools like RStudio Server and Shiny in the cloud using Amazon ECS or Amazon EKS serverless containers with AWS Fargate.
Optimizing Storage Management with Amazon FSx for Lustre Storage Quotas
By Sam Taylor
Published on 17 MAR 2021
Category: Amazon FSx for Lustre, Expert (400), Storage, Technical How-to
As data-intensive use cases grow, the need for multi-user file systems becomes increasingly important, particularly for applications in data science and computational engineering. This blog post explores the Amazon FSx for Lustre storage quota feature, providing valuable insights into managing file storage consumption effectively.
Implementing a Backup Solution with AWS Storage Gateway
By Jordan Lee
Published on 20 JAN 2021
Category: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS Storage Gateway, Expert (400), Migration & Transfer Services, Storage, Technical How-to
Backups serve as a safety net for our data. While we hope to never need them, having a reliable backup solution in place is essential for peace of mind.
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