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What is AWS Outposts?
AWS Outposts is a hybrid IT service that lets you run AWS services locally in your organization. It connects to AWS management systems, provides the same APIs, and works in the same way as Amazon services running in the cloud, but lets you build and run applications locally using local compute and storage resources.
Outposts are hardware devices that provide a limited amount of AWS compute and storage capacity, deployed locally in your data center. The Amazon Outpost device is considered part of an Amazon Region – AWS manages and monitors on-premise capacity just like it does its cloud-based infrastructure. Outposts is deployed as 42U racks or 1U/2U Outpost Servers that can be added to an existing rack.
Scalable S3-Compatible Storage, On-Prem with AWS Outposts
Meet your data sovereignty, capacity, and latency needs with S3-compatible storage on-prem. Scale to exabytes of storage in your data center, directly accessible from your AWS Outposts-based applications.
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Solution
Cloudian HyperStore for AWS Outposts: Cloudian HyperStore is Outposts Ready as part of the AWS Service Ready Program. HyperStore storage appliances and software-defined-storage provide AWS Outposts customers with an industry and customer recognized solution for enterprise class, S3-compatible storage. Deployed alongside an AWS Outposts server or rack in your datacenter or directly on the Outposts 2U server, HyperStore provides a proven primary storage option for capacity-intensive workloads where local data processing, residency and enterprise data services are critical.
Start Small, Grow to an Exabyte: Cloudian’s simple scalability lets you start small with as little as three 1U-high nodes, then grow non-disruptively to exabytes simply by adding more storage nodes. The peer-to-peer architecture means that performance scales as well, so you never have performance bottlenecks.
Redundancy Ensures Data Availability: High-availability is designed-in, with data redundancy features including erasure coding and data replication protecting you from equipment failures or even entire-site failures.
Multiple Deployment Models: Choose from appliances ranging from 100TB to 1.5PB of capacity or deploy Cloudian software on your preferred industry-standard servers. Either way, you simply add more devices to add AWS Outpost storage. All nodes are managed as a single system, so management starts simple and stays simple as you grow.
Support Around the Globe: Cloudian offers white-glove support programs, including both software and hardware support. Teams are located around the globe, ensuring ready support access in your region.
Learn more about Cloudian HyperStore here.
The Advantages of Cloudian’s AWS Outposts Ready Designation
“Cloudian S3-compatible storage, used as an add-on platform, provides scalable capacity for AWS Outposts for use cases that require local data residency, low latency access and/or integrated ransomware protection.”
Enterprise IT executives are increasingly pursuing a hybrid cloud strategy. To align with that approach, Amazon Web Services introduced Outposts to deliver AWS services to on-premises data centers using a hybrid cloud architecture.
In this Evaluator Group Technical Insight Report, the analyst firm focuses on the AWS Outposts storage environment and how the use of Outposts-qualified storage systems can reduce complexity and IT staff burden as well as enhance security.
Cloudian HyperStore is an Outposts Ready, fully native S3-compatible object storage platform that addresses key user concerns, including:
- Data security, including ransomware protection
- Application portability due to the fully native S3 compatibility
- Ease of management
Cloud services on premises with Cloudian & AWS Outposts
AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that brings the same AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to virtually any on-premises facility. Ideal for workloads with low latency, local data processing, or data residency requirements, AWS Outposts extends AWS services to your own data center or on-premises facility. As a validated AWS Outposts Ready Partner, Cloudian provides you with a hybrid solution for your on-premises needs.
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AWS Outposts Q&A
How Do You Order a New Outpost from Amazon?
- Open the AWS Console and navigate to Outposts.
- Click Place order, and select the required capacity for your Outpost.
- Click Next, select a payment method, click Next again and select Create new Outpost.
- Type a name and description for your Outpost, and select the Amazon Availability Zone which will be the home AZ for the Outpost.
- If you want to use private connectivity, select a VPC and subnet within the same AWS account as the one you used to create the Outpost.
- In the Site section, select Create New Site, click Next, and enter information for your site—the physical location where the Outpost will be installed. Click Place order.
At this point, an Amazon representative will get in touch with you, confirm details of the order, and schedule a time for technicians to arrive and install the Amazon Outposts device.
Why Would I Use AWS Outposts Instead of Operating in an AWS Region?
AWS Outposts can help support applications with local data processing requirements and low latency. For example, you can use Outposts for workloads running on factory floors, real-time medical imaging or patient diagnosis, as well as media and content streaming.
Outposts can help you to securely process and store on-premises customer data or data located in countries outside the range of AWS regions. Outposts can also be more cost-effective, letting you use on-premises and cloud resources together.
Can I Use Outposts When it is Not Connected to the AWS Region?
Outposts rely on connectivity to AWS Regions. They are not suitable for environments with no Internet connection or limited connectivity. To use Outposts, Amazon recommends you have a highly available network connection to the AWS Region.
To use Amazon services in environments disconnected from the public Internet, you can use services like Snowball Edge, which operate independently without connectivity to Amazon data centers.
Can I Reuse my Existing Servers in an Outpost?
You cannot reuse your existing servers in an outpost. This is because Outposts uses AWS infrastructure design, which is supported only on hardware designed by AWS. This hardware is optimized by AWS for high performance, reliable operations, and security.
Documents
Solution Brief
Bringing the Power of the Cloud to Manufacturing Sites
Hybrid Cloud for Healthcare Data Management
Cloudian HyperStore Technical Guide
Cloudian HyperStore Installation Guide
Cloudian Support Services Datasheet
Cloudian Support Contact Information
