- Network attached storage, without the OS knowing
- Persists data even if you want, after termination. And The same ec2 can be recreated
- EBS volumes are bound to AZ, hardware scoped
- “network USB stick”, detach/attach
- EBS can be left unattached
→ Delete on termination, default for root volume. Other is disabled → Since network is used, there might be a bit of latency → Use EBS snapshots if you want to move across AZ