Understanding and Optimizing Amazon EC2 Storage Options
In the vast landscape of cloud infrastructure, storage emerges as one of the critical components of your application. Data storage is not just about having a place to store your files, but it’s also about speed, accessibility, durability, and security. As we wade into the depths of the Amazon EC2 environment, it becomes evident how diversified, dynamic, and intricate its storage offerings are. This chapter seeks to shed light on these offerings, providing you with both a macro and micro view of EC2 storage and its components.
This chapter’s journey encompasses two central storage systems: Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), known for its block-level storage capabilities; an instance store, providing temporary storage for instances; and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), which offers a scalable file storage system. We will also deep dive into each of these storage systems and discuss how to decide which storage type...
