Amazon FSx for Lustre launches new storage class with the lowest-cost and only fully elastic Lustre file storage
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Amazon has launched Amazon FSx for Lustre Intelligent-Tiering, a new storage class for high-performance computing and data-intensive workloads with innovative features:
- Virtually unlimited scalability with fully elastic Lustre file storage
- Lowest-cost cloud storage starting at less than $0.005 per GB-month
- Automatic data tiering across three storage levels: Frequent Access, Infrequent Access, and Archive
- Cost savings up to 96% compared to other managed Lustre options
- Supports workloads like seismic imaging, weather forecasting, AI/ML, and genomics analysis
- Delivers up to 34% better price performance than on-premises HDD file systems
The service provides flexible, cost-effective storage that automatically optimizes data placement based on access patterns, eliminating upfront storage capacity planning.
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