AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that connects an on-premises software appliance with cloud-based storage, providing seamless and secure integration between an organization's existing on-premises IT environment and Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage services. It offers…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2012
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- AWS Storage Gateway was created to bridge the gap between on-premises applications requiring low-latency local storage access and the scalable, durable, and cost-effective storage available in the AWS cloud. It solved the challenges of data migration, backup, archival, and disaster recovery by allowing organizations to leverage cloud storage without re-architecting existing applications or workflows.
- Platforms
- Amazon EC2 (as a software appliance), AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, VMware ESXi
Related technologies
Notable users
- Media and entertainment companies
- Organizations requiring data archiving and disaster recovery
- Enterprises with existing on-premises infrastructure
- Financial services institutions
- Companies with strict data sovereignty or performance requirements for hybrid workloads