Getting Started - Backup &amp; Restore with AWS

Store and Retrieve a File with Amazon S3

Securely store and access files at scale in the AWS Cloud.

Batch Upload Files to the Cloud

Use the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) to access Amazon S3.

Create a Network File System

Learn how to create a Linux system sharable elastic file system in the cloud.

Workload Projects

Replace Tape with Cloud Storage

Eliminate on-premises tape and automation with durable, affordable online archive.

Migrate Petabyte-Scale Data to the Cloud

Use an AWS Snowball appliance to migrate petabyte-scale data into Amazon S3.

Set Up a Compliant Archive

Easily deploy and enforce compliance policies on archived data using Amazon S3 Glacier.

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Tech Talks & Videos

AWS Office Hours: Backing Up to AWS

The exponential growth of data is providing organizations with unprecedented insights to evolve their respective businesses, but it is also challenging traditional backup methods that cannot cost effectively scale to protect expanding data stores. Watch this office-hours tech talk and hear AWS storage experts discuss common use cases, backup for hybrid environments, backing up file systems and databases, among other topics.

Office Hours: Backup & Restore to AWS

Backup & Archiving Deep Dives

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Integrating On-Premises Vendors with AWS for Backup

Backup with AWS Storage Gateway

Archiving with Amazon S3 & S3 Glacier

APN Backup Solutions & Customer Stories

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Trimono Gains Reliable Backup with Veritas

Notre Dame maintains uptime with N2WS

Castilleja School automates data protection and shortens RTOs

Whitepapers & Industry Reports

AWS Storage Services Overview

A Look at Storage Services Offered by AWS

Backup & Recovery Approaches Using AWS

Covers production workloads and architectures that can be implemented using AWS to augment or replace a backup and recovery solution.

Replacing Tape with Cloud in Backup…

Compares tape backup with options available for backing up to AWS and includes three reference architectures to improve or replace traditional tape backups, on-premises tape libraries, and offsite physical archiving services.