AWS Snowball | Workflow Integration Tools Flashcards
Can I purchase a Snowball appliance?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
Snowballs are only available on a per-job pay-as-you-go basis, and are not available for purchase.
Does the Snowball service support API access?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
Yes. The Snowball Job Management API provides programmatic access to the job creation and management features of a Snowball. It is a simple, standards-based REST web service interface, designed to work with any Internet development environment.
What can I do with the Snowball Job Management API?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
The API allows partners and customers to build custom integrations to manage the process of requesting Snowballs and communicating job status. The API provides a simple web service interface that you can use to create, list, update, and cancel jobs from anywhere on the web. Using this web service, developers can easily build applications that manage Snowball job workflow. To learn more, please refer to Snowball documentation.
What is the S3 Adapter?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
The S3 Adapter provides an S3-compatible interface to the Snowball client for reading and writing data on a Snowball.
What can I do with the S3 Adapter?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
The S3 Adapter provides functions to communicate with Snowball, allowing customers to build tools to copy data from file and non-file sources. It includes interfaces to copy data to Snowball with the same encryption that is available through our Snowball command line tool. To learn more, please refer to Snowball documentation.
Why would I use the S3 Adapter rather than the Snowball Client?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
The Snowball Client is a turnkey tool that makes it easy to copy file based data to Snowball. Customers who prefer a tighter integration can use the S3 Adapter to easily extend their existing applicaitons and workflows to seamlessly integrate with Snowball.
How is my data secured when I use the S3 Adapter?
Workflow Integration Tools
AWS Snowball | Storage
The S3 Adapter writes data using the same advanced encryption mechanism that the Snowball Client provides.
