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Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Intelligent-Tiering storage class now available in 8 additional AWS Regions

Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Intelligent-Tiering is designed for general-purpose file workloads, offering up to 85% cost savings compared to FSx SSD storage class

Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now offers the Intelligent-Tiering storage class in 8 additional AWS Regions across the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South America. FSx Intelligent-Tiering is built for general-purpose file workloads such as file shares, archives, media libraries, and migrations from on-premises HDD storage. It automatically moves data across three storage tiers (Frequent Access, Infrequent Access, and Archive) based on access patterns, with an optional SSD read cache keeping active data fast. It delivers high performance for active workloads and low-cost storage for everything else, costing only for what is stored with no capacity to manage. With FSx Intelligent-Tiering, users can save up to 85% compared to the FSx SSD storage class and up to 20% compared to on-premises HDD-based NAS. The FSx Intelligent-Tiering storage class is now available for FSx for OpenZFS file systems in the following additional AWS Regions: US West (N. California), Europe (London, Stockholm, Spain, Zurich), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Seoul), and South America (São Paulo).

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