Introducing AWS Import/Export for Physical Data Transfer for Backup
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If you have large amounts of data to load and an Internet connection with limited bandwidth, That would be too time consuming. There are alternatives available like Mozy which gives you chipper option to storage your files but if you have too large amount of data then uploading and restoring can take time. To solve this problem Amazone simple storage service introduce AWS Import/ Export betaThe concept is to back up your 100 GB of drive in Amazone, Process goes like this
- Copy your data to a portable storage device ( SATA or USB),
- After that Email data loading instructions to AWS in a simple manifest file that includes your Amazon S3 bucket, AWS Access Key ID, and return shipping address. You’ll receive an e-mail back with a unique identifier for the job.
- Securely identify and authenticate the device by digitally signing your manifest file and job identifier with your AWS Secret Access Key and placing that signature file on the device.
- Ship your device along with its interface connectors, power supply and a packing slip to AWS.
- When your package arrives at AWS, it will be processed and securely transferred to an AWSAWS Import/Export station.
- Your data load typically begins the next business day after arrival at AWS.
- After the data load completes, the device will be detached and returned to you via standard ground shipping.
Acording to Amazone the time required to prepare and ship a portable storage device to AWS can be a small percentage of the time it would take to transfer your data over the Internet. If loading your data over the Internet would take a week or more, you should consider using AWS Import/Export.
AWS Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of AWS using portable storage devices for transport. AWS transfers your data directly onto and off of storage devices using Amazon’s high-speed internal network and bypassing the Internet. For significant data sets, AWS Import/Export is often faster than Internet transfer and more cost effective than upgrading your connectivity. The limited beta currently supports importing data into Amazon S3 buckets in the US. Support for export and EU buckets will be added in the coming months.
Right now Amazon charging $80.00 per storage device handled so it is advisable that you use large storage device for back up instead of many mini storage devices plus $2.49 per data-loading-hour. Partial data-loading-hours are billed as full hours. so for 100 GB of data back up would take round about $85 you can use the calculator for cost counting. However Data transferred between AWS Import/Export and Amazon S3 is free of charge
Now something happen to your local data storage so to get back the back up you can back it up via web but if you have a large amount of data then Amazon can transfer the data to a portable storage device and deliver it to your home.
AWS Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of AWS using portable storage devices for transport. AWS transfers your data directly onto and off of storage devices using Amazon’s high-speed internal network and bypassing the Internet. For significant data sets, AWS Import/Export is often faster than Internet transfer and more cost effective than upgrading your connectivity. The limited beta currently supports importing data into Amazon S3 buckets in the US. Support for export and EU buckets will be added in the coming months.
Right now Amazon charging $80.00 per storage device handled so it is advisable that you use large storage device for back up instead of many mini storage devices plus $2.49 per data-loading-hour. Partial data-loading-hours are billed as full hours. so for 100 GB of data back up would take round about $85 you can use the calculator for cost counting. However Data transferred between AWS Import/Export and Amazon S3 is free of charge
Now something happen to your local data storage so to get back the back up you can back it up via web but if you have a large amount of data then Amazon can transfer the data to a portable storage device and deliver it to your home.
