This course explores the AWS DataSync service which focuses on the transfer of data between on-premises into AWS storage services, in addition to transferring data between AWS storage services.
Learning objectives
- Define what AWS DataSync is and what it's used for
- Understand AWS DataSync use cases
- Define the architecture and process of using AWS DataSync to transfer data from on-premises to AWS
- Define the architecture and process of using AWS DataSync to transfer data between different AWS storage services
Intended Audience
This course has been designed to assist those who are responsible for managing and maintaining data and storage solutions, also it would be advantageous to anyone who is looking to take an AWS associate level exam.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, it would be beneficial to have a basic awareness of the different available AWS Storage Services, including Amazon S3, EFS, and FSx for Windows Server.
That now brings me to the end of this course which focused on AWS DataSync at an introductory level.
I started off by explaining:
- how AWS DataSync allows you to easily and securely transfer data from your on-premise data center to AWS storage services, in addition to being able to manage data transfer between 2 different AWS storage services as well.
- We identified that it supports NFS, SMB, self-managed storage, S3, EFS, FSx for Windows File Server and Snowcone
- It also uses AWS VPC Endpoints for data transfer to utilise high bandwidth and low latency connections
- I explained that DataSyc comes with its own purpose-built data transfer network protocol
- And that it supports in-transit and at-rest encryption mechanisms, in addition to data validation
I then moved onto highlighting some of the use cases which included:
- Migration of cold data storage
- Performing active data migrations to Amazon S3, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server or EFS on a regular basis
- And moving data to AWS to perform analytical processing at scale
Following this, we then focused on the architecture of AWS DataSync, and in this section we covered:
- How to transfer data from your own managed storage environment to AWS
- And secondly how to transfer data between 2 different AWS storage services
And as a part of this, we looked at the explanation of Agents, Locations, and Tasks.
You should now have a much better understanding AWS DataSync, its components and architecture.
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Lectures
Introduction - What is AWS DataSync? - AWS DataSync Use Cases - AWS DataSync Architecture
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