What is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)?
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) is a cloud-based storage solution that offers persistent block-level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances within the AWS Cloud. These storage volumes can be attached to EC2 instances, enabling them to read and write data just as they would with a local hard drive. Amazon EBS volumes persist independently from the lifespan of the EC2 instance, ensuring data is preserved even if the instance is terminated. This service allows users to scale storage capacity on-demand, providing a flexible and scalable storage option for a variety of workloads and applications
Highlights
- Persistent block-level storage volumes for Amazon EC2 instances
- Data persists independently from the lifespan of the EC2 instance
- Scalable storage capacity that can be adjusted on-demand
- Enables reading and writing of data as with a local hard drive
- Offers flexibility and scalability for various workloads and applications