What is AWS Data Transfer Terminal?
AWS Data Transfer Terminal provides secure, physical locations for quick transfer of data to AWS. Instead of shipping storage devices by mail or relying on a slow internet connection, you bring your devices to a nearby terminal and upload the data directly to AWS endpoints such as Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS over a high-bandwidth connection. You retain custody of your devices throughout the process.
Terminals are available at multiple locations worldwide, including several sites in the United States as well as Munich, Slough near London, Paris, Tokyo, and Sydney. Within the EU, terminals are located in Munich and Paris. After reserving a time slot, the terminal’s high-bandwidth connection enables quality checks of the transferred data within minutes rather than days or weeks.
Core Features
- Time slot reservation: Bookable time slots at the terminal you choose, scheduled on demand
- High-bandwidth connectivity: At least two 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports per terminal
- Device custody: You retain control of your storage devices throughout the entire transfer
- Fast processing: Quality checks of transferred data within minutes instead of days
- Secure access: Controlled access to the terminal infrastructure
Typical Use Cases
Media production: Production teams transfer high-resolution audio and video files between geographically distributed teams without shipping physical media.
Automotive and sensor data: Test fleets for ADAS and autonomous driving generate large volumes of sensor data that are efficiently uploaded to the cloud through a terminal.
Locations without high-throughput connectivity: IoT, industrial, agricultural, and research applications at remote locations transfer data through a nearby terminal instead of relying on insufficient internet connectivity.
Legacy data migration: Existing data holdings are securely migrated to AWS while maintaining compliance requirements and device custody.
Benefits
- Significantly faster data transfer than conventional internet connections at bandwidth-limited locations
- Full control over your own devices throughout the entire transfer
- Clearly calculable costs by port hour with no volume-based additional fees
- Terminals available within the EU (Munich, Paris) for data residency requirements
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with AWS Data Transfer Terminal: choosing the right location, planning the reservation, and integrating the data transfer into your existing migration or production pipeline.
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Data Transfer Terminal?
Per AWS, AWS Data Transfer Terminal provides secure, physical locations for quick transfer of data to AWS. You bring your storage devices to a terminal and upload the data directly to AWS endpoints such as Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS over a high-bandwidth connection, while retaining custody of your devices throughout the process.
Where are AWS Data Transfer Terminal locations?
Per the FAQ, AWS operates terminals in locations including El Segundo/Los Angeles, Piscataway, Santa Clara, Seattle, and Phoenix (USA), Munich (Germany), Slough near London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), Tokyo (Japan), and Sydney (Australia). Within the EU, that includes Munich and Paris; Slough/London is part of the United Kingdom and therefore not in the EU.
How is AWS Data Transfer Terminal billed?
Per the official pricing page, AWS charges per port hour per port used during the reservation, with a minimum of one port hour per reservation. There are no additional fees based on the volume of data transferred. The rate depends on the source and destination location: $300/port hour for transfers within North America or within the EU, $500/port hour between North America and the EU or between the EU and non-EU locations, $1,050/port hour within Asia (AP), $1,150/port hour between AP and non-AP, $650/port hour within Australia, and $900/port hour between Australia and non-Australia.
Who should use AWS Data Transfer Terminal?
Per the product page, the service suits media production teams transferring large audio and video files between distributed teams, the automotive industry uploading test fleet sensor data, IoT, industrial, agricultural, and research applications at locations without high-throughput connectivity, and secure migration of legacy data while maintaining compliance.
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