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Differences Between EBS, EFS, and Ephemeral Storage

  1. Key differences between EBS, EFS, and ephemeral storage include:

1.Persistence: Ephemeral storage is not persistent, while both EBS and EFS offer persistent storage that survives instance termination.

2.Shared access: EFS allows multiple instances to access the same file system simultaneously, while EBS volumes are limited to attachment to a single instance.

3.Performance: Ephemeral storage provides high-performance, low-latency storage directly attached to the instance, while the performance of EBS and EFS depends on the specific volume type and settings chosen.

4.The data stored on ephemeral storage is volatile and does not persist when the EC2 instance is stopped, terminated, or experiences a hardware failure.

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