AWS Data Transfer Terminal

Caution

This is a new AWS service. Its name or features may change — see the official docs for the latest information.

Concept

AWS Data Transfer Terminal is a special AWS location in certain cities, where you can bring your own storage device and upload data to AWS at very high speed. It is a physical place with a direct high-speed network connection to AWS. You book a time in advance and then go there. You connect your own disk or storage device and upload the data to AWS services such as S3. With Snowball you have to ship a device, but here you bring the data and drop it off yourself.

Simple example

Instead of sending a parcel through the post office, you deliver the goods yourself straight to the door of the destination warehouse.

Why it’s needed

Sending huge amounts of data over the internet can take many days; over a direct fast connection it is done in a few hours.

Where it’s used

Quickly uploading huge data from film shoots or car sensors to AWS.

Azure equivalent

No direct match; closest: Azure Data Box

Remember

Data Transfer Terminal = a center where you bring your data and drop it straight into AWS.

Learn more

For details and the latest information, see the official documentation:

• AWS Data Transfer Terminal — AWS official documentation ↗