Overview
Tape Gateway enables you to replace using physical tapes on premises with virtual tapes in AWS without changing existing backup workflows. and caches virtual tapes on premises for low-latency data access. Tape Gateway encrypts data between the gateway and AWS for secure data transfer, and compresses data and transitions virtual tapes between Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, or Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive, to minimize storage costs.
How it works diagram – Tape Gateway features
Use Tape Gateway to replace physical tapes on premises with virtual tapes on AWS—reducing your data storage costs without changing your tape-based backup workflows. Tape Gateway supports all leading backup applications and caches virtual tapes on premises for low-latency data access. It compresses your tape data, encrypts it, and stores it in a virtual tape library in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). From there, you can transfer it to either Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval or Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive to help minimize your long-term storage costs.
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Benefits
Use cases
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Backup to AWS
Tape Gateway presents cloud-backed storage through an iSCSI-based virtual tape library to your on-premises backup application. You can backup data directly from your backup application to Tape Gateway. Tape Gateway asynchronously copies your backups to AWS and enables you to scale backup storage needs on-premises with a pay-as-you-go pricing.
2
Archive to AWS
You can use Tape Gateway to archive data you need to preserve at another offsite location for disaster recovery or regulatory compliance needs. Tape Gateway enables you to replace magnetic tape libraries and physical tapes with AWS Cloud storage for long-term storage retention needs.
Ryanair saves 65% on backup costs with Tape Gateway
Southern Oregon University replaces tapes with backup to AWS
Key Tape Gateway resources
Supported backup software
Tape Gateway lets you easily point trusted backup software at an on-premises Storage Gateway that, in turn, connects to Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval to deliver the scale and durability of the cloud for safe long-term retention, without disrupting existing investments or processes. Many customers have used Tape Gateway in a VTL configuration with major backup software tools available on the market.
