Transfer on-premises NFS files to S3 periodically.
Manage scheduling, integrity checks, and encryption with a managed service.
Which service is most appropriate?
Use AWS DataSync to automate scheduled transfers between on-premises file storage and S3.
Detailed explanation
Manual uploads do not provide scheduled synchronization and managed retry behavior.
Manual uploads do not provide scheduled synchronization and managed retry behavior.
CloudFront is a delivery cache, not a file-synchronization service.
CloudFront is a delivery cache, not a file-synchronization service.
DNS is not a file-transfer destination.
DNS is not a file-transfer destination.
DataSync automates transfers and synchronization between file storage and AWS storage.
DataSync automates transfers and synchronization between file storage and AWS storage.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
AWS DataSyncのロケーションとタスクの公式説明を確認する。
What to confirm
ファイル同期と大容量物理移行をDataSyncとSnowballで区別できる。
Key points
- AWS DataSync
- NFS
- Sync task
Notes
- Environment: AWS公式DataSyncドキュメントの確認
- Confirm current AWS service behavior in the official documentation.
Foundation review
Scheduled transfer
A task can automate recurring movement and verification instead of relying on manual uploads.
File transfer versus delivery
DataSync moves data; CloudFront delivers cached content to readers.