AWS Snowball FAQ. General. Q: What is AWS Snowball? AWS Snowball is a data transport solution that accelerates moving terabytes to petabytes of data into and out of AWS services using storage devices designed to be secure for physical transport. Using Snowball helps to eliminate challenges that can be encountered with large-scale data transfers ...
If you encounter performance issues while transferring data to or from a Snowball, see Performance for AWS Snowball for recommendations and guidance on improving transfer performance. The following can help you troubleshoot issues that you might have with your data transfer to or from a Snowball.