AWS Fsx
- AWS has launched FsX file systems for Network file shares for Windows (SMB) and other third party file shares like NetApp, Open Zfs, Lustre
- To Create FsX for windows, We need Active Directory (AWS Active Directory, On-Prem AD). The access for Windows File Shares can be managed in the AD
- Fsx Supports NetApp.
Blob Storage
- Blob i.e. Binary large object i.e any file.
- AWS supports Blob Storage with the help of Service which is S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- S3 when we upload files, they are accessible over https urls.
- Consider Blob storage servcie i.e. S3 as unlimited Storage.
- Each file cannot be greater than 5 TiB.
- The Storage is organized as buckets.
