Amazon FSx
Amazon FSx is a fully managed file storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that makes it easy to launch and run feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It offers native compatibility with several widely-used file systems, including Lustre, Windows File Server,…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2018
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Amazon FSx was created to provide highly performant, scalable, and fully managed file storage for specific enterprise workloads that require native compatibility with popular file systems like Windows File Server, or high-performance computing (HPC) file systems like Lustre. It eliminates the operational overhead of provisioning, patching, backing up, and scaling these complex file systems, allowing users to 'lift and shift' on-premises applications to the cloud or build new cloud-native solutions with familiar file system semantics.
- Platforms
- AWS Cloud
Related technologies
Notable users
- Major enterprises migrating Windows applications to AWS
- Research institutions using HPC
- DNEG (for visual effects rendering)
- Blackmagic Design (for media workflows)
- NVIDIA (for HPC workloads)