AWS Storage Gateway Now Supports Amazon VPC Endpoints

Customers will currently use AWS Storage Gateway to provide hybrid cloud storage through their Amazon Virtual Private Cloud using VPC endpoints. With this feature, the network connection between an on-premises Storage gateway appliance and AWS are often restricted to personal network routes, any securing storage workloads and administration activities. VPC endpoints for Storage gateway are provided by AWS PrivateLink, an extremely accessible, scalable technology that allows customers to privately connect their VPC to supported AWS services.

AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that offers customers on-premises access to just about unlimited cloud storage via virtual tape libraries, iSCSI volumes, and SMB and NFS file shares. Support for VPC endpoints allows customers to deploy Storage gateway virtual machines and hardware appliances among private networks without opening up connections to the internet, increasing the safety of Storage Gateway’s connection to Amazon S3 and alternative AWS services.

Customers will start using Storage gateway with PrivateLink nowadays by deploying a new gateway using any gateway virtual machine (VM) image released after June 20, 2019. using the AWS Console or CLI, users are able to specify whether the entrance ought to connect with AWS over the web or from within their VPC. VPC endpoints are configured throughout gateway creation, and once configured, all traffic to AWS from the VPC can flow over a private connection.