Backup and restore is the simplest and the most common option used in traditional data centers. The process of taking tape-based backups and doing restores from tapes is familiar to most organizations. However, there are some simpler and often faster options available as AWS services. Amazon S3 is an ideal storage medium for quick backups and restores for your cloud and on-premise applications. Another storage option is to use Amazon Glacier for your longer term backups.
There are several options available for hybrid architectures where your data center extends into the cloud. You can use Direct Connect facility to set up a high throughput and low-latency connection between your data center and AWS cloud ...
