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Data Transfer Options in AWS

Businesses around the world are increasingly migrating to cloud. Data is an important asset of any business. Thus before moving data to cloud, it is imperative to understand the use case and pick the right tool for data transfer. AWS offers a wide range of services to help you smoothly migrate your data.

So with the variety of data transfer services available with AWS, how do you choose the right service. Here, I assist you decide and choose the right AWS service, through a visual guide.

AWS Data Transfer Options

See the full diagram here

Note: size of data and available network bandwidth, form a major decision factor in choosing the right data transfer solution. Refer the chart to get an approximate idea on the data transfer speed (source: google cloud).

Data Transfer Speed Chart

AWS also supports products from AWS Storage Competency Partners to integrate your on-premises data with AWS cloud.

Closing Thought

I hope this post helps you in selecting the right AWS service for your cloud data transfer case!

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