Amazon FSx Reviews

I use Amazon FSx as a shared storage service for Windows, particularly when there are multiple Windows servers and a need for shared storage. I use it when shared resources with different servers, such as Windows Server, are necessary.

The shared storage capability is highly valuable. I can use Amazon FSx to share data across different enterprise environments, and it is extremely useful for medium-sized and large businesses. The ability to easily share anything via IT and for enterprise use is a significant benefit.

Our customers mainly use Amazon FSx for high-performance computing.

Our customers are mainly in the Life Science and Pharma industries.

The majority of people are looking at S3 as their destination with Amazon FSx, as they want to store their data on S3. This is where Amazon FSx helps them to store their data on S3.

Our customers are small and medium businesses.

Amazon FSx integration doesn't involve much with other AWS tools, but we do use it with other high-performance computing where there's a need for higher IO, so it works better.

Amazon FSx is scalable, so there is no problem with its scalability. I'm not sure exactly how we avoid that problem area, but it can be rated as an eight.

At this stage, there aren't many problems with Amazon FSx. Everything else is fine, but when there is a demanding IO requirement, we do go with Weka and other solutions, while for native needs, we prefer FSx.

We have a few relational databases (RDS) with instances and EFS file systems mounted to them. We use FSx for failover and disaster recovery purposes.

I mainly use it for DR purposes. I also use Boto3, which is a Python framework integrated with AWS Lambda.

We used it for disaster recovery perspective behind a number of resources, like batch services and RDS. These are the main purposes for which we use it. 

And feature-wise, everything seems good. I work at IBM as an architect, currently handling Delta Airlines clients. It's a huge environment; I maintain around 32 applications. Around 22 of those applications are integrated with the FSx system.

Currently, our use case involves moving shared folders on-premises to FSx for cloud-based storage.

The use of cloud technology saves time by reducing the need for infrastructure maintenance. It allows for dynamic scaling and efficient resource utilization.