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HAQM EBS

Optimizing stateful storage lifecycle on AWS with Kubernetes and Salesforce

Managing storage resources efficiently in cloud environments is a challenge for organizations of all sizes. As businesses scale their operations, they often accumulate unused storage volumes that continue to generate costs without providing value. This ‘orphaned’ storage problem is particularly acute in containerized environments, where the complexity of storage lifecycle management can lead to oversight […]

Running I/O intensive workloads on PostgreSQL with HAQM EBS io2 Block Express

Databases are a fundamental component for any organization with its own IT infrastructure powering various applications. Making sure of the smooth operation of database servers is vital because any performance disruptions can impact numerous users and their activities. Many companies experience performance slowdowns in their applications due to storage latency during database operations. To tackle […]

Enhancing resource-level permissions for copying HAQM EBS snapshots

Businesses use HAQM Elastic Block Store (HAQM EBS) snapshots to capture point-in-time copies of application data volumes that can serve as baseline standards when creating new volumes. With snapshot copy, users are enabled to launch application workloads in different AWS Regions or meet data protection and disaster recovery requirements. Security and regulatory compliance remain top […]

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Enhancing resource-level permission for creating an HAQM EBS volume from a snapshot

Businesses use HAQM Elastic Block Store (HAQM EBS) snapshots to capture point-in-time copies of application data volumes that can serve as baseline standards when creating new volumes. This enables them to quickly launch application workloads in different AWS Regions or meet data protection and disaster recovery requirements. Security and regulatory compliance remain top priorities as […]

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Streamline search and item-level recovery with AWS Backup

UPDATE (4/29/25): Additional permissions beyond the AWS Backup default role are required to create HAQM EBS backup indexes and perform EBS file level restore. Instructions on ensuring you add the additional required permissions have been added to the post. Recovering data after a disaster or a ransomware incident headlines today’s news. But in the day-to-day, […]

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Optimizing SAP HANA’s persistence layer with HAQM EBS gp3 volumes

SAP HANA is an in-memory, relational database which enterprises rely on to run their mission critical Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and analytical applications. As SAP HANA is an in-memory database, you may wonder why the storage layer is relevant. A key point is that memory is volatile. When you write data to a HANA […]

Clustered storage simplified: GFS2 on HAQM EBS Multi-Attach enabled volumes

One of the design patterns for high availability of mission critical applications is the use of shared storage. This architectural pattern enables you to access storage from multiple hosts simultaneously, making your applications resilient to node failures. Customers with demanding transaction processing systems, analytics workloads, or high performance computing clusters need highly available, high-performance storage […]