Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now allows you to read data during backup restores

The article describes a new feature in Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP that allows reading data from a volume while it is being restored from a backup.

Specifically, the article covers:

• The "read-access during backup restores" feature enables read access to data within minutes of initiating a restore, allowing you to retrieve critical data faster for business continuity
• This feature can improve Recovery Time Objectives by up to 17x for read-only workloads that rely on backup restores, such as media streaming and compliance verification
• You can now reduce time to recover media streaming applications by serving reads from a volume being restored, and compliance teams can initiate audits sooner without waiting for the restore to complete
• The feature is available on all new and existing FSx for ONTAP second-generation file systems in all AWS Regions where they are available