Jaiinfoway provides cutting-edge cloud solutions that make data management and transfer easier and more secure. As an AWS Partner, we offer both AWS DataSync and Storage Gateway services to our clients. AWS DataSync provides fast and efficient transfer of large-scale data between on-premises and AWS, while Storage Gateway enables file-based storage between on-premises and AWS. With these two services, our clients can easily move their data to the cloud, backup their on-premises applications, and enjoy near real-time data transfer with end-to-end encryption. Contact us today to learn more about how our AWS DataSync and Storage Gateway services can help you streamline your data management and transfer processes.
Here is a comparison table between AWS DataSync and Storage Gateway, highlighting their use cases, differences, and key features or limitations:
| Feature | AWS DataSync | AWS Storage Gateway |
| Use Case | Large-scale data transfers, periodic data transfers, multi-VM migration | On-premises backup and disaster recovery, migration of on-premises applications to AWS |
| Transfer Speed | Faster, optimized for large-scale data transfers | Slower, optimized for file-based storage |
| Source | On-premises file systems, AWS S3 | On-premises applications |
| Target | AWS S3, EFS, FSx for Lustre | AWS S3 |
| Transfer Protocol | Agents for block-level transfers | NFS or SMB for file-level transfers |
| Cost | Pay per GB transferred and for agents | Pay for storage and data transfer, hourly for gateway usage |
| Latency | Near real-time | File-based, depends on network bandwidth |
| Security | End-to-end encryption, VPC peering options | In-transit encryption, VPC endpoint options |
| Scalability | Auto-scaling | Limited by on-premises infrastructure |
| Limitations | Requires installation and configuration of agents, limited target options | Limited performance, network bandwidth affects file-level transfers |