An 80-TB audit archive in a data center must be moved once to Amazon S3. The available 200-Mbps internet link is shared with normal business traffic.
Continuous synchronization and a dedicated circuit are unnecessary. Avoiding weeks of internet transfer is more important, and receiving and returning an AWS transfer appliance is acceptable.
Which approach best reduces transfer cost and migration time?
Use an AWS Snowball Edge import job to move a one-time, large dataset when the available network link is the bottleneck and a dedicated circuit is unnecessary.
Detailed explanation
Snowball Edge accepts a large dataset on an appliance that is shipped to AWS for import into S3. This avoids occupying a low-bandwidth internet link for the entire one-time transfer.
Snowball Edge accepts a large dataset on an appliance that is shipped to AWS for import into S3. This avoids occupying a low-bandwidth internet link for the entire one-time transfer.
Direct Connect is valuable for an ongoing dedicated path, but creating a circuit only for a single migration adds connection and operational costs that the scenario does not need.
Direct Connect is valuable for an ongoing dedicated path, but creating a circuit only for a single migration adds connection and operational costs that the scenario does not need.
DataSync automates online transfers and incremental synchronization, but the 200-Mbps link remains the bottleneck for a one-time full copy and does not shorten the transfer enough.
DataSync automates online transfers and incremental synchronization, but the 200-Mbps link remains the bottleneck for a one-time full copy and does not shorten the transfer enough.
Transfer Acceleration can optimize an online path but cannot remove the data center's uplink bandwidth limit. An appliance is the relevant alternative when physical transport is acceptable.
Transfer Acceleration can optimize an online path but cannot remove the data center's uplink bandwidth limit. An appliance is the relevant alternative when physical transport is acceptable.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
AWS Snowball Edgeのデータ転送、インポートジョブ、S3連携の公式説明を確認する。
Official references
What to confirm
オンプレミスのデータをSnowball Edgeへコピーして返送し、AWS側でS3へ取り込むため、通常回線を長期間占有しない。
Key points
- AWS Snowball Edge
- Offline data transfer
- Import job
- Amazon S3
Notes
- Environment:
- Confirm the current Snowball Edge import-job, S3 integration, and physical-transport behavior in the official documentation.
Foundation review
Online versus offline
DataSync and Transfer Acceleration improve online workflows. When a one-time large transfer is constrained by the link, Snowball Edge physical transport is a candidate.
Dedicated-connectivity investment
Direct Connect is suited to continuing connection quality or bandwidth needs. For a one-off migration, compare its setup and operating cost with an appliance.