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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

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High-performance, scalable block storage for cloud workloads

About Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) provides persistent, high-performance block storage volumes designed to be attached to Amazon EC2 instances. It enables enterprises to create file systems, run databases, and support mission-critical applications with high availability and durability. EBS volumes are replicated within a specific Availability Zone to protect against hardware failures, ensuring data reliability and business continuity.

Targeted at large enterprises running demanding workloads such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft products, and big data analytics, Amazon EBS offers flexible volume types that balance cost and performance. It supports encryption and snapshot capabilities for data protection, disaster recovery, and compliance. The integration with Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager automates snapshot management, simplifying backup and retention policies. This makes EBS a robust storage solution for enterprises migrating SAN workloads to the cloud or scaling database deployments.

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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