Snowball is a petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses devices designed to be secure to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS Cloud. Using Snowball addresses common challenges with large-scale data transfers including high network costs, long transfer times, and security concerns. Customers today use Snowball to migrate analytics data, genomics data, video libraries, image repositories, backups, and to archive part of data center shutdowns, tape replacement or application migration projects. Transferring data with Snowball is simple, fast, more secure, and can be as little as one-fifth the cost of transferring data via high-speed Internet.
It's not a cheap solution, but the price is right for the product.
It's not a cheap solution, but the price is right for the product.
The Azure Data Box service lets you transfer terabytes of data into Azure in a quick, inexpensive, and reliable manner. Microsoft accelerates the secure data transfer by shipping you disks and handling the end-to-end logistics.
This is a pay-as-you-go solution, where you pay for the amount of storage space that you are using.
On a scale of one to five, with one being not good and five being competitive, I would rate this solution as a four.
This is a pay-as-you-go solution, where you pay for the amount of storage space that you are using.
On a scale of one to five, with one being not good and five being competitive, I would rate this solution as a four.
