AWS Datasync

  • On prem to AWS, needs a agent

  • AWS to AWS

  • S3, FSx, EFS

Replciation can be scheduled: weekly, daily, hourly

Preserve file meta data (SMB, POSIX)

AGent can go up to 10Gbps bandwidth

AWS Backup

  • Centrally manage backpus for Most of AWS services

  • EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, Aurora, Dynamo DB, Document DB, Neptune, Fsx, Fsx lustre, EFS, Storage Gateway

  • Support cross region backups for DR

Backup Policies Backup plan - Schedule - Backup Window - Transition to Cold storages - Retentions period

Backup Vault Backups init would never get deleted