intermediate~2h

EBS vs EFS vs FSx

Block storage for a single instance, shared file storage for many, and specialized file systems for Windows or high-performance computing.

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🎓 Learning objectives

  • Explain the difference between block, file, and object storage
  • Choose between EBS, EFS, and FSx for a given workload
  • Explain EBS volume types and when to use each
  • Explain why EFS supports concurrent access from many instances but EBS generally does not

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