Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) | Cloud File Storage

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage in the AWS Cloud. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily.

Here you will find valuable resources to help you get the most out of your Amazon EFS deployment.

Documentation

Amazon EFS User Guide: HTML | PDF

Getting Started with Amazon EFS

Amazon EFS Walkthroughs

Amazon EFS Performance

Amazon EFS Security

Amazon EFS API

Amazon EFS How it Works

Amazon EFS to EFS Backup Solution

Getting Started with EFS File Sync

Whitepapers

AWS Storage Options

Understand and evaluate the AWS storage services portfolio.

Choosing Between the Different Throughput & Performance Modes

Best practices for selecting the right Amazon EFS modes for your workload.

Encrypting File Data with Amazon Elastic File System

Best practices for encrypting file systems on Amazon EFS.

Wordpress Best Practices on AWS

Improve the cost efficiency and user experience of Wordpress on AWS.

Oracle E-Business Suite on AWS

Learn the options for Oracle E-Business Suite on AWS.

AWS Overview of Security Processes

AWS security processes for network and server infrastructure.

Case Studies

Alpha Vertex uses EFS for financial modeling with machine learning.

Atlassian uses EFS with Jira Data Center for scalable shared storage.

Bambuser used EFS to move servers to the cloud for low latency videos.

BBC Uses Shared File Storage to Migrate Red Button Application to the AWS Cloud

Be Software simplifies storage and cuts costs using AWS Cloud and EFS.

Creative Market is able to save 95% using EFS on their marketplace platform.

Custora uses EFS with auto-scaling to prototype new solutions faster.

Digital ReLab uses EFS to reduce total cost of ownership by 40%.

With AWS, GivenGain has been able to grow its customers by 400%.

HERE Technologies uses Amazon EFS to reduce set-up from 12 weeks to 1 week.

Monsanto uses EFS to manage their petabyte-scale analytics solution.

Seeking Alpha migrated from on-premises to AWS and EFS.

Spokeo uses EFS to serve pages faster to their customers.

Swisstopo uses EFS to deliver fast map content to millions of users.

Reference Architectures

Running Drupal on AWS - GitHub

Hosting Magento on AWS - GitHub

Hosting Wordpress on AWS - GitHub

Quick Starts

Atlassian Confluence

Atlassian Jira

IBM MQ

Magento

Informatica PowerCenter

Tibco EMS

Corda Enterprise Blockchain

Webinars

Learn to Build a Cloud-Scale Website Powered by Amazon EFS: June 2018

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Learn to Build a Cloud-Scale Website Powered by Amazon EFS: June 2018

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Enterprise Applications with Amazon EFS: March 2018

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Moving Your File Data to Amazon EFS with EFS File Sync: December 2017

Encryption with Amazon EFS Deep Dive: September 2017

Amazon EFS Deep Dive: June 2017

Choosing AWS Storage for Media & Entertainment Workloads: April 2017

Amazon Elastic File System Deep Dive: February 2017

Amazon EFS Webinar: Introduction and Getting Started: July 2016

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Tutorials

AWS Knowledge Center: How do I encrypt my data in Amazon EFS?

Amazon EFS: How to Set-up and Mount EFS

Amazon EFS Quick Overview

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Amazon Elastic File System Introduction

Amazon EFS Cloud File System Storage

EFS File Sync: Move Data into EFS Faster

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AWS Event and Launch Videos

Events and Launch Videos: 2017 to 2018

Launch: EFS Supports Encryption of Data in Transit: March 2018

Deep Dive: Amazon EFS: Cloud File Storage on AWS: re:Invent 2017

SiriusXM and Digital ReLab Leverage EFS for Media Workflows: re:Invent 2017

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HERE uses JFrog Artifactory with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

Learn How to Build a Cloud-Scale WordPress Site with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

Learn How to Build a Scalable and Highly Available Messaging Service with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

HERE uses JFrog Artifactory with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

Learn How to Build a Cloud-Scale WordPress Site with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

Learn How to Build a Scalable and Highly Available Messaging Service with Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2017

Live Demo: Accelerating Data Movement into Amazon EFS with EFS File Sync: re:Invent 2017

Storage State of the Union 2017

Storage: This is My Architecture - Most Innovative Storage Solutions: re:Invent 2017

EFS File Sync: Move Data into EFS Faster: re:Invent 2017

Events and Launch Videos: 2016

Deep Dive on Amazon EFS: re:Invent 2016

How Atlassian Uses Amazon EFS with JIRA: re:Invent 2016

How Monsanto Uses Amazon EFS with Geospatial Data: re:Invent 2016

Spokeo Improved Web Application Response Time with EFS: re:Invent 2016

Storage State of the Union 2016: re:Invent 2016

Amazon EFS Update: re:Invent 2015

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Blogs and News

2018	Announcement
Aug 15	Amazon EFS Now Available in Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region
Aug 2	Blog: Provisioned Throughput for Amazon EFS
Jul 13	Amazon EFS Achieves PCI DSS Compliance
Jul 12	Amazon EFS Now Supports Provisioned Throughput
Jul 11	Amazon EFS Now Available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Region
May 31	Amazon EFS Now a HIPAA Eligible Service
May 30	Amazon EFS Now Available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) Region
Apr 4	Blog: Encryption of Data in Transit for Amazon EFS
Apr 4	Amazon EFS Now Supports Encryption of Data in Transit
Mar 22	Blog: EFS File Sync: Faster File Transfer Files to EFS
Mar 14	Amazon EFS Now Available in US West (Northern California) Region

2017	Announcement
Dec 13	EFS File Sync Now Available in All Amazon EFS Regions
Nov 22	Sync Files to Amazon Elastic File System Quickly, Easily, and Securely with EFS File Sync
Aug 25	Amazon EFS now Supports Additional Permissions for Finer-Grained Control of Directory and File Access
Aug 14	Blog: New - Encryption of Data at Rest for Amazon Elastic File System
Aug 14	Amazon EFS Now Supports Encryption of Data at Rest
Mar 4	Amazon EFS Now Supports NFSv4 Lock Upgrading and Downgrading
Jul 20	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Available in EU (Frankfurt) Region

2016	Announcement
Dec 20	On-premises access to Amazon EFS via AWS Direct Connect Available in US East (N. Virginia) Region
Dec 20	Simplified Mounting of Amazon EFS File Systems
Dec 20	Blog: Amazon EFS Update - On-premises Access Via Direct Connect
Nov 30	Amazon EFS Introduces the Ability to Access Amazon EFS File Systems from On-premises Servers via AWS Direct Connect
Jun 29	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is Now Generally Available
Jun 28	Blog: Amazon Elastic File System Production Ready in Three Regions