What is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)?
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is a service that provides storage for your data. It’s like a hard drive that you can attach to your EC2 instances in AWS, allowing you to store and retrieve data.
What EBS is used for?
* Storing files
* Installing applications
* Running databases
* Supporting mission-critical applications like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft products
Benefits of EBS :
* Performance: EBS volumes are performant for demanding workloads
* Durability: EBS volumes are highly durable
* Cost-effectiveness: EBS volumes are cost-effective
* Ease of use: EBS volumes are easy to use
* Scalability: EBS volumes have virtually unlimited scale
* Security: EBS volumes can be encrypted with AWS KMS cryptographic keys
How EBS works :
* Create storage volumes
* Attach the volumes to EC2 instances
* Create a file system on top of the volumes
* Use the volumes in any way you would use block storage
