On-premises data to Amazon FSX

Question

Hi

I have a customer who is looking to transfer 8TB of data from their on-premises data center to AWS.
Due to the volume of data a Snowcone or Snowball device will need to be used.
With these snow devices, we can get the files to S3.
From S3 we can use DataSync to copy the files from S3 to Amazon Fsx.
The customer can then use the AWS Storage Gateway to access files from Amazon Fsx in their on-premises applications.

I have 2 questions on this.
1. Is there a better way to perform this migration? I know Snowcone comes with DataSync installed but I have concerns with the volumes of data to be transferred.
2. For the transfer of data from S3 to Amazon Fsx - is there a cost associated with this?

Accepted Answer

Using Snowcone or Snowball for the initial data transfer is a common and reliable method, especially when dealing with large datasets that might be time-consuming to transfer over the internet. If you have a stable and high-bandwidth internet connection, you might consider using AWS Direct Connect or AWS VPN to transfer the data directly to AWS S3 over the network, without the need for physical devices. This method could be more cost-effective if your network connectivity is robust enough to handle the data transfer efficiently. However, if network bandwidth is limited or unstable, Snow devices offer a more robust and predictable solution.

It's also worth evaluating AWS DataSync and AWS Storage Gateway for compatibility with your specific applications and workload requirements

Answer

AWS VPNs can offer upto 1.25Gbps .
Data Size =8TB =68,719,476,736,000 bits
So, for transfer time you can divide data size by network speed(of your system)
Let say your network connection have speed of AWS VPN support aka 1.25 Gbps 
then by 8TB(take it in bits)/1.25=55,000 seconds ==> 15 hour of time

On-premises data to Amazon FSX

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