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0 pointsnicoburns5y ago0 comments

There's also the snowmobile https://aws.amazon.com/snowmobile/

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canucker20165y ago

The AWS Snowmobile pages only talk about migrating INTO AWS, not OUT OF.

from https://aws.amazon.com/snowmobile/ :

AWS Snowmobile is an Exabyte-scale data transfer service used to move extremely large amounts of data to AWS. You can transfer up to 100PB per Snowmobile, a 45-foot long ruggedized shipping container, pulled by a semi-trailer truck. Snowmobile makes it easy to move massive volumes of data to the cloud, including video libraries, image repositories, or even a complete data center migration.

from https://aws.amazon.com/snowmobile/faqs/ :

Q: What is AWS Snowmobile?

AWS Snowmobile is the first exabyte-scale data migration service that allows you to move very large datasets from on-premises to AWS.

hn_throwaway_995y ago

I mean, the title on the snowmobile page says:

> Migrate or transport exabyte-scale data sets into and out of AWS

orcinus85y ago

Unfortunately the header is misleading. The FAQ says:

Q: Can I export data from AWS with Snowmobile?

Snowmobile does not support data export. It is designed to let you quickly, easily, and more securely migrate exabytes of data to AWS. When you need to export data from AWS, you can use AWS Snowball Edge to quickly export up to 100TB per appliance and run multiple export jobs in parallel as necessary

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