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“Snowball Offers Strong Support and Security But Faces Concerns Over Bulkiness”
“Troubles with AWS Snowball ordering and delivery. Transfer to S3 was flawless”
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.
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The security of the hardware reflects AWS enterprise level standards. Snowball also integrates well with other AWS services.
It was very easy to get set up and the Snowball interface was intuitive. The data transfer was very fast and we were able to confirm that all the data was successfully transferred. I also liked the updates once the data was being ingested into the AWS S3 bucket.
Effective bulk data transport: The device is faster and safer to transport petabytes of data compared to using the internet.Security as a feature: Snowball uses tamper-resistant hardware and 256-bit encryption to protect the handling of sensitive data.Simplicity: Device installation, activation, and integration with AWS services (e.g., S3 and EC2) are simple and documented.
Snowball is quite bulky. Although the size labelled 80TB but the actual size is less.
The ordering process for the 210 TB model was very onerous and time consuming. There were too many delays and approvals that needed to occur. The 210 TB model is extremely noisy and I guess that's understandable but it was annoying while the data transfer was occurring. I really was disappointed in AWS not recognizing right away that the snowball was shipped to AWS sorting facility. In my mind they should've recognized it immediately and got it shipped off the AWS datacenter to have the data ingested into the S3 bucket. This process should be more more streamlined, there were too many delays.
Shipping and handling lag: Delivery schedules had an intermittent issue, especially for global shipments. Limited tracking transparency: It was not always easy or real-time to track the status of data import. Steep learning curve initially: New users may have difficulty getting the appliance up and running and running jobs via the AWS console without guidance.
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- Engineer1B-10B USDTelecommunicationReview Source
Snowball Offers Strong Support and Security But Faces Concerns Over Bulkiness
AWS has consistently shown strong customer support and reliable service delivery. The documentation of Snowball is thorough and AWS support team is highly responsive to any issues and guidance. The AWS management console makes the ordering and tracking seamless. - IT Services Associate50M-1B USDTelecommunicationReview Source
Secure and efficient data migration with AWS Snowball - Some logistics to improve
Overall, our experience with AWS Snowball was excellent. It provides a convenient and secure way of transferring high volumes of data to AWS with minimal downtime loss. The appliance was easy to utilize, and loading the data was faster than expected. However, there were a few delays in shipping and a few limitations in real-time tracking of the transfer. - Senior Specialist, Business Intelligence50M-1B USDServices (non-Government)Review Source
Ease of Data Movement With AWS Snowball Balanced By Bulky Device Challenges
AWS Snowball is a reliable and secure way to move large amounts of data. It’s easy to set up and use, but the setup time can slow things down a bit. - IT Associate50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
Balancing Speed, Security, and Usability in Environments With Limited Network Connectivity
It handles large scale data transfers and edge computing in environments with poor network connectivity. The main advantages of this are: Efficient data transfer, edge computing, security (it has strong security features including encryption and tamper-evident mechanism.) Data migration: Ideal for migrating large amounts of data to/from Aseptically when network bandwidth is limited. Backup solutions: Useful for backing up data, including legal hold data Veeam Backup & Replication. - Engineer50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
AWS Snowball: Efficient Data Transfer and Physical Device Shipping Delays
AWS Snowball is a secure, petabyte-scale data transport service that helps businesses move large amounts of data to and from AWS efficiently. Instead of relying on slow internet transfers, Snowball provides rugged,