AWS Snowball Reviews & Product Details

AWS Snowball provides a secure and efficient solution for transferring large datasets into and out of AWS when network-based transfers are impractical. I particularly like its rugged hardware, built-in encryption, tamper-resistant design, automatic import process, and straightforward job management through the AWS Console.

The appliance is easy to configure, and the associated client software provides a simple user experience for copying large volumes of data. Performance is significantly better than transferring hundreds of terabytes over standard internet connections. The pricing is cost-effective for one-time migrations because it dramatically reduces migration timelines while avoiding prolonged network utilization. Snowball Edge also supports local compute capabilities, allowing preprocessing before data is transferred into AWS.

Although Snowball itself does not provide AI functionality, it is commonly used to migrate large training datasets into Amazon S3 for downstream analytics, SageMaker AI, and Amazon Bedrock workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because Snowball is a physical appliance, shipping and logistics introduce additional planning compared to cloud-native transfer services. It is also best suited for large migration projects rather than ongoing synchronization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. It is convenient that they provide a device to transfer the data

2. Speed of upload is faster and we can track the whereabouts

3. The device is of solid quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Formality when we are supposed to transfer the data from warehouse to device

2. Security is always an issue with physical transfer of data in case of any theft

3. The time it takes to download the data from DC to upload in AWS DC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball is the service that enables you to transfer your large data to or from the AWS cloud. You can also use it as edge computing functionality. AWS sends a device to copy your data into that and then they will take that back to the AWS cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it takes 6-7 days from the request to receive the device to copy the data. AWS also charges higher for this service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about this service is that for large data transfers in TBs it's very convenient as we don't need to wait for that much. It's easy to order and data is securely transferred to the cloud. For Petabytes or exabytes of data, the snowmobile is used for very large organizations/architectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its location-dependent, and sometimes delivery is delayed a lot though was is working to give a better experience but still needs a lot of improvement. Even in metro cities sometimes delays are encountered but with was support rarely faced any issues always cooperative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball storage hardware that I can able to rent from AWS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only disadvantage of using AWS Snowball is on transportation of that device Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We can transfer data through offline mode with the fully secure method. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As of now, I don't feel any negative points about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball is part of the Snow Family - Snowball, Snowball edge and Snowmobile. I have never had a use case of Snowmobile, which is a truck that literally take a massive 100PB of data to the nearest data center.

Snowball itself is slightly less cool than a truck for transporting data as it looks like a jerry can come futuristic briefcase. Its easy to use as plug in, set IP address, install Snowball client - which compresses and encrypts data. It is fast at migrating data, we did 48TB in 24 hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's not available in all regions and whilst data IN to S3 is free, data OUT of S3 has a cost, so if your workload has lots of small files, possibly millions of them, you will incur higher S3 costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball is offline devices used to perform data migration. Any migration takes more than a week to transfer the data over the network, then we need to use Snowball devices. There are two types of storages available in Snowball

1. Snowball Edge Storage Optimized - transfer up to 80 TB

2. Snowball Edge Compute Optimized - transfer up to 42 TB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As of now, there are no dislikes and downsides for this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball is one of the best services for the migration of your data to/from the AWS cloud. Basically, when you select the snowball service from the AWS console, AWS will send a device called Snowball to your place via post. You can copy your data into the Snowball, and AWS will take the device and transfer the data from Snowball to Glacier (one of the storage devices from AWS). You can store petabytes of data into the Snowball. It is very helpful for a large amount of data migration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it takes too long in sending the device to your address. Also, this service is not available in all the regions of AWS. It also has some high-end costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS Snowball helps in transferring Terabytes or Petabytes of Data Physically(Not over a network). It is a one-stop solution for sharing massive data in less time and cost, which may take more than a week to transfer data over the network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Do not provide computational Capability, instead go for AWS Snowball Edge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.