Much faster read/write speeds — SSDs access data instantly, while HDDs rely on spinning disks.
Lower latency — ideal for databases, analytics, and high‑performance apps.
Higher durability — no moving parts means fewer failures compared to mechanical HDDs.
Better IOPS performance — supports thousands of operations per second, crucial for cloud workloads.
Energy‑efficient — consumes less power, which matters at cloud scale.
Consistent performance
Cloud storage is a way of storing data on remote servers accessed over the internet instead of keeping it on local devices. It’s designed to be scalable, secure, and always available.
EBS volumes are persistent disks for EC2—your data stays even if the instance stops.
You can choose SSD or HDD types depending on performance needs.
Volumes can scale up to multiple terabytes and support snapshots for backup.
Designed for low‑latency workloads like databases, applications, and OS disks.
Amazon S3 -virtually object storage
EBS -Volumes block storage for EC2
EFS — elastic file storage that grows and shrinks automatically
Glacier — archival storage with extremely low cost and massive capacity.
FSx Services — high‑performance file systems (Windows, Lustre, NetApp) with scalable storage pools.