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What is AWS Import/Export Snowball?

AWS Import/Export Snowball is a petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure appliances to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS cloud and addresses common challenges with large-scale data transfers including high network costs, long transfer times, and security concerns.

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AWS Import/Export Snowball is a petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure appliances to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS cloud and addresses common challenges with large-scale data transfers including high network costs, long transfer times, and security concerns.

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"Transport sloution"
petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure appliances to transfer large amounts of data into and out of AWS
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"Data migration made simple. Two thumbs up!"
Our company recently used Snowball to help a client transfer a massive amount of data from one location to another and also to the cloud. We had no...
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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The speed and simplicitiy that it allowed us to migrate our data was a very good use of our time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

If the system was bigger it would have taken less time to transfer the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Consider increasing the size for some larger products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Migrating our large tape library and moving off of tape altogether. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

We do a lot of cloud migrations for customers. It would not be possible to move large amount of data to and from the cloud without this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

Nothing really. I wish that we could send data over fiber faster, but sometimes it is just not possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Cloud migrations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

AWS Snowball is a great resource for transferring data to the cloud. In the retail world, we rely heavily on this to quickly and securely transfer all our transactional data without fear of data loss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The pricing is a little steeper than we were hoping to pay for this service. However, once we made the switch we never looked back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Transfering large amounts of business data to the cloud without business interruption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

It was very efficient at transfer of large scale data files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The learning curve was a bit tough compared to other softwares i've used in previous jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Despite the steep learning curve in the beginning, once the familiarity sets in, it can be a powerful tool while being user-friendly to those who are familiar with the platform. It is especially nice because there is no need to write code, so the audience for users isn't limited to coders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

My company constantly needs to import and export large scale data with a high level of security for those files. This platform is perfect and user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

Fast data import into AWS datacenters and how to complete Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The wait time to receive a snowball and how to complete Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data migration into the cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

Fast and secure data transfers. AWS data transfers are the best for business solutions requiring a good degree of security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The interface is not totally intuitive. I find that there is a bit of a learning curve, albeit the service is meant for individuals with some IT knowledge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Transfer data to different offices, clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

We have applications running on the AWS and it works amazing and I really like it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

We have applications running on the AWS and it works amazing and I really like it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Less headache with network cluster Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The build quality is quite good. The software by Amazon works as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The cosmetic features of the console could have been more eye catching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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3D simulations in fluid dynamics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I really liked how customizable it is and the costs seemed at first to be less expensive than other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

The customer service is pretty poor. I would have to keep calling over again to get some type of response. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I think its a great tool if you need to protect your information while sending it. Whenever we used it, I would never have to worry about whether our data was safe or not. It leaves you with peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

For data that we needed to be encrypted like patient health information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

Snowball Edge gives an edge to organizations that are looking to empower data center solutions. Many companies worry about data transfers when transitioning to the cloud. Moving that data back to the infrastructure can be an expensive and time-consuming process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Import/Export Snowball?

It should support a smaller companies too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Import/Export Snowball solving and how is that benefiting you?

Huge Data is a Problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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