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Category: Amazon FSx for Lustre

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Optimizing Amazon FSx for Lustre storage consumption using automatic data tiering with Amazon S3

Managing high-performance file storage can be a significant operational and cost challenge for many organizations, especially those running compute-intensive workloads such as high-performance computing (HPC) or data analytics. This is particularly true for organizations with existing data lakes on Amazon S3 who need POSIX-compliant, high-performance file system access. Amazon FSx for Lustre provides a scalable, […]

Unlock higher performance for file system workloads with scalable metadata performance on Amazon FSx for Lustre

Imagine a company like a movie studio, one that works with enormous volumes of video files, scripts, and animation assets. They store these files on a high-performance file system such as Amazon FSx for Lustre, a fully managed shared storage built on the world’s most popular high-performance file system. Each file has metadata, such as […]

Optimizing MMAP workloads on Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems

One of the primary benefits of using memory mapping (MMAP) in applications is saving memory on the client, sharing data amongst multiple threads and processes, and reducing file system impact to the application. Users are constantly looking for ways to improve application performance, and often this means diving deep into their workloads’ storage profiles to […]

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Use Amazon FSx for Lustre to share Amazon S3 data across accounts

Update 4/9/2025: The cross-account bucket policy in the blog has been updated. It was missing a required principal: “arn:aws:iam::accountID:role/AWS-Signed-In-Console-Role.” This omission causes an access denied error. As enterprises evolve their cloud governance practices, multiple teams working in separate accounts may need to share data. One team may oversee an enterprise data lake in one account, […]

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AWS file storage at re:Invent 2023 in 3 easy steps

AWS re:Invent 2023 is happening November 27th through December 1st in Las Vegas Nevada. AWS re:Invent offers cloud enthusiasts, experts, and practitioners an experience like no other. You get five days of opportunities to find productive solutions that will transform your company and your pick of 2,000+ learning sessions to quickly master new skills. And, […]

Choosing the right storage for cloud native CI/CD on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

Building and testing software is a resource-intensive operation that usually involves a fleet of very powerful servers waiting in the wings for build jobs. With the rise of cloud native continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) systems on Kubernetes (i.e., Tekton, Jenkins X), we’re seeing a shift from the large (and often over-provisioned) static fleet of build […]

Best practices for monitoring Amazon FSx for Lustre clients and file systems

Lustre is a high-performance parallel file system commonly used in workloads requiring throughput up to hundreds of GB/s and sub-millisecond per-operation latencies, such as machine learning (ML), high performance computing (HPC), video processing, and financial modelling. Amazon FSx for Lustre provides fully managed shared storage with the scalability and performance of the popular Lustre file […]

Accelerating GPT large language model training with AWS services

GPT, or Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a language model that has shown remarkable progress in various vertical industries. This technology has been used to generate human-like text in fields such as finance, healthcare, legal, marketing, and many others. In finance, GPT is being used to analyze financial data, generate reports, and assist with decision-making. In […]

Two AWS Solutions Architects discuss advancing their cloud skill set with digital badges

If you are new to AWS and trying to figure out which Storage services to use, how to use them, and best practices, it can be challenging to find guidance that you can trust. The depth of features and options means that even experienced users can identify better solutions with continuous learning. But how do […]

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Protecting your high-performance file systems with Amazon FSx for Lustre

As companies shift high-performance workloads toward cloud solutions, data storage and data protection go side-by-side. Many companies have both internal and external security rules and regulations they must adhere to when storing their data. Amazon FSx for Lustre offers fully managed, scalable file systems for fast-processing workloads, providing secure, shared access to your users. In […]