Overview
Amazon S3 File Gateway seamlessly connects on-premises applications to the cloud to store and access archive repositories, application data, and database backups as durable objects in Amazon S3.
S3 File Gateway is used for on-premises data intensive applications that need file protocol access to objects in S3.
For online data migrations, you can use AWS DataSync. To migrate data offline, you can use AWS Snow Family.
How it works
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Benefits
Use Cases
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Kellogg Company
Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, frozen waffles and veggie foods. Kellogg products are manufactured in 18 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries.
Video: Kellogg's reduces backup costs with AWS Storage Gateway
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Exact Sciences Corp
Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company specializing in the detection of early stage cancers.
Learn more: Using AWS Storage Gateway to modernize next-generation sequencing workflows