AWS Storage Gateway Reviews & Product Details

What I like most about AWS Storage Gateway is how seamlessly it integrates on-premises infrastructure with AWS cloud storage. The setup and management experience is straightforward, and the gateway provides reliable performance for accessing and transferring data. It also helps reduce the need for additional on-premises storage, which can provide good cost efficiency and ROI. The integration with other AWS services is a major advantage, and the available documentation and support make onboarding and ongoing management easier.You can add this AI-focused line:Its compatibility with AWS’s broader AI and machine learning ecosystem also makes it useful for building data pipelines and enabling AI-driven analytics and intelligent data processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One area that could be improved is the initial configuration and setup, which can require some AWS knowledge for users who are new to cloud infrastructure. Monitoring and troubleshooting can also become more complex in larger environments. Pricing can be difficult to estimate when usage grows, so clearer cost visibility would be helpful. While it integrates well with AWS services, deeper integration with AI and machine learning workflows could also make it more valuable for organizations using AI-driven data processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how AWS Storage Gateway simplifies hybrid cloud storage by connecting my on-premises environment with AWS storage services. It allows us to use cloud storage without completely replacing our existing infrastructure, making migrations and backup strategies much easier. We can leverage cloud storage benefits while continuing to use our existing on-premises application and infrastructure, which reduces migration risk and storage costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Initial configuration and network planning can be complex, especially in environments where security and connectivity are crucial. Performance relies heavily on network bandwidth and latency. Setting up an enterprise-scale hybrid storage architecture requires careful planning around networking, security, and storage performance. Advanced architecture needs complexity, planning, and the right set of people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The backup, disaster recovery process and archival is simple and easy. Supports protocols like NFS and SMB. Provides low latency access through local caching. Various deployment options like VMware is easy to use and integrate with ongoing business functions. The interface is easy to go through this. There is an AI chatbot to answer questions that come up to any user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

initial setup and configurations is complex, also its dependancy on stable internet connectivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like having unlimited storage and high availability at very low costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is still a lot of slowness in data transfer, impacting daily use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is pretty cool to be able to clean your on-premises storage and keep that data in the cloud. I guess this is a pretty regular case when you don't fully migrate to cloud infrastructure. Easy to setup and works pretty good with S3 buckets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't think about something I dislike about this, my use case was pretty simple. Maybe just be aware of network issues, allocate some time windows in which your network can handle the volume of data you are moving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the how easy is it to implement it. I played around with File and Volume gateway and eventually went with file gateway as per my project requirements.

Connecting the gateway to AD and mapping it to server/PC is really simple. I have implemented this solution instead to use on prem storage services.

On the top, it's cheaper than other solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EC2 host as gateway is not fully developed and definitely not easy to implement. I used Vmware Esxi as a solution and that worked out great. but i tried with ec2 first and that wasn't working with public ip. Didn't try with VPC but it should work with public as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS is providing a complete cloud platform that performs like the standard for all cloud services over the globe & covers almost all needs of every industry with absolute learning & documentation that guides you throw the journey to the cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Needs a lot of time to cover the tons of services with almost daily practicing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS provides an abundance of space at a reasonable price, especially for Companies. Also it has a free tier benefits to indivisual. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very difficult to get a new user working on it and getting used to the interface especially with the CLI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS is designed to allow application providers, ISVs, and vendors to quickly and securely host our applications and I think this is the best thing about AWS Cloud services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the most helpful thing about AWS Cloud is that you will get all your business managing tools at one place. AWS service limits are set by the platform and I think that can be changed to update their service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. It is one of the cloud storage solutions.

2. It has reliable security and all time available.

3. The UI web interface is ease of use and user friendly.

4. The cost effective solution for all companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. The accessibility of directories is pretty slow and little time consuming and less efficient.

2. The data object model is not completely visible on the output stream. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.