Teresa Palmer has been working as a cloud security engineer in a multinational company.

AWS Snowball is a data transport solution that uses secure, physical devices to transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS cloud. It is designed to overcome challenges such as high network costs, long transfer times, and security concerns.

Here’s how AWS Snowball works for Teresa’s organization:

Requesting the Device: Teresa orders a Snowball device from AWS.

Data Transfer: Once the device arrives, she connects it to her local network and transfers the data onto the Snowball device using the Snowball client.

Secure Shipment: After the data transfer is complete, the device is shipped back to AWS.

Data Import: AWS personnel import the data from the Snowball device into the specified S3 buckets.

Erase and Reuse: After the data transfer is verified, AWS performs a software erasure of the Snowball device, making it ready for the next customer.

References:

AWS’s official documentation on Snowball, which outlines its use cases and process for transferring data.

An AWS blog post discussing the benefits of using Snowball for large-scale data transfers, including cost-effectiveness and security.