Amazon FSx vs. AWS Storage Gateway

- For any enterprise-grade storage, this is the best option. - EDA workloads are very strong with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and NetApp's FlexCache technologies. - Random read workloads such as OLTP are awesome on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. - File Services are the best in class on FSxN. - DR sites from ONTAP on-premises are amazing.

Incentivized

The AWS Storage Gateway is well suited if you want a quick way to off load your backups to the cloud to eliminate the need of a offsite storage location for physical tapes. The ROI is quite good from that perspective since you can utilize Glacier storage for the virtual tapes. The AWS Storage Gateway is not well suited if data sets being backed up is very large. The lack of de-duplication will add time to your backup. It will also increase the egress charges

• Enterprise grade unified storage in the cloud
• Multiprotocol access
• PV for EKS
• Data mobility
• Data security
• Integration with NetApp Cloud Manager

Incentivized

• Easy to deploy: Setting the solution up took much less time than anticipated.
• AWS management Console facilitates monitoring: This allowed us to ditch a home baked solution in lieu this great tool!
• Secure data transfer: Easily passing our company audits and standards for security.
• VM integration

• Data Protection from AWS console
• Advance Matrix
• FlexGroups creating as part of AWS console

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• Ease of finding useful helpful tips on using AWS
• Dumbing down of the technical jargon on the site
• Short sharp to the point step videos - answering some common questions
• Remembering not everyone is an IT person - could be more user friendly

Incentivized

AWS Storage Gateway is supported by the AWS Support team, they provide excellent support and great SLAs for our needs.

Incentivized

I have not worked with other reliable and powerful platform that is as reliable as this product. This platform has given us room to concentrate on more productive activities leaving our data under a safe system. It automates file transfer and saves time in uploading documents across all team members. It interlinks all our applications systems to enhance teamwork and increase production.

Incentivized

AWS Storage Gateway performance is ever excellent since we deployed it in our company. Downloading this platform and installing the setup is easy as compared to other similar products. Virtual data that we get from our cloud servers [are] good in the enhancement of better planning and safety [compliance]. I have been able to integrate the data from our server to our systems to streamline workflow and boost performance.

Incentivized

• It improved our TCO by optimizing storage costs between SSDs and S3
• It speeded our TTM with speedy deployment and orchestration
• It removed needed expertise from our engineers

Incentivized

• It has positively affected us for ETL on reports to customers that neither party wants to pay too much for.
• It has also positively affected us where our backup systems where old and had large maintenance costs.
• It has some new, net negative impact with slowed down delivery or random slowing incidents.

Incentivized