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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

About Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) is a storage service that allows users to create storage volumes and attach them to Amazon EC2 instances for use as file systems, databases, or block storage.

Key Capabilities

  • High availability with replication in Availability Zones
  • Durable snapshot and backup capabilities
  • Flexible volume types for cost and performance optimization
  • Integrated encryption and access controls
  • Automated snapshot lifecycle management

Integrations

Amazon EC2Amazon Data Lifecycle ManagerAWS Key Management Service (KMS)

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Quick Facts

aws.amazon.com/ebs
CategoryCloud Infrastructure
PricingSubscription
DeploymentCloud
Target SizeEnterprise