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Amazon EBS Fast Snapshot Restore (FSR) is now available in six additional regions

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Amazon EBS Fast Snapshot Restore (FSR) is a feature that eliminates the need for volume initialization when creating EBS volumes from snapshots, providing improved and predictable performance for use cases like VDI, backup & restore, test/dev volume copies, and booting from custom AMIs.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • FSR is now available in 6 additional AWS regions: Europe (Zurich), Europe (Spain), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), and Israel (Tel Aviv).
  • With FSR, EBS volumes restored from FSR-enabled snapshots instantly receive full provisioned performance, eliminating the need for volume initialization.
  • FSR improves performance and predictability for use cases like VDI, backup & restore, test/dev volume copies, and booting from custom AMIs.
  • Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager can now automate and manage FSR on snapshots it creates in these regions.
  • FSR is available through the AWS CLI, SDKs, and console in all commercial AWS regions.


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