AWS Snowball Edge
#229 · Level 4 · Operations and specialized areas · Migration and transferConcept
Section titled “Concept”AWS Snowball Edge is a rugged storage device that you fill with huge amounts of data and send to AWS by courier — without the internet. AWS sends the device, the customer fills it with their data and sends it back, and AWS uploads that data to S3. The data on the device is encrypted, so the information stays safe even if the device is lost on the way. It is called “Edge” because it also has some computing power. So in places without internet, data can be processed on the device itself.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”When you have a very large load of goods, you hire a truck instead of sending it by post.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”Sending hundreds of terabytes of data over the internet can take months.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Emptying a large data center, and collecting data in remote places (ships, mines). (Check its current status in the official docs.)
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure Data Box
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: