Automate data synchronization between AWS Outposts racks and Amazon S3 with AWS DataSync

This article explains how to automate data synchronization between AWS Outposts racks and Amazon S3 using AWS DataSync.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Prerequisites: An Outposts rack with S3 on Outposts capacity connected to an AWS Region, a VPC with public and private subnets, an S3 bucket in the Region, and Terraform installed.
• Step 1: Configure an S3 bucket on Outposts, create an S3 endpoint and access point, and associate them with the bucket.
• Step 2: Deploy and configure a DataSync agent on Outposts, including security groups, IAM roles, and the DataSync task.
• Step 3: Test the DataSync task by uploading an object to the S3 on Outposts bucket and verifying its transfer to the S3 bucket in the Region.
• Conclusion: This solution enables automated transfer of data from S3 on Outposts to the AWS Region for further processing and integration with other AWS services.