The Storage Tax Elimination Kit
Stop overpaying for "Cold Data." Visualize how FSx for NetApp ONTAP crushes the TCO of traditional cloud storage.
Inside the FabricPool Engine
1. Data Ingest
Data lands on high-performance NVMe SSDs via NFS, SMB, or iSCSI.
2. Block Analysis
ONTAP monitors access frequency at the 4KB block level (not whole files).
3. Cold Tiering
Blocks inactive for > 31 days move to the elastic Capacity Pool (S3).
PRO TIP: Efficiency signatures (Dedupe/Comp) are preserved in the cold tier.
Price Per GB Comparison
Visualizing the monthly cost to store 1TB of data across different AWS services (Effective Blended Rates).
Why ONTAP Wins
Zero-Management Archival
Unlike EBS or FSx Windows, data moves to low-cost tiers without human intervention.
Compression Multiplier
ONTAP shrinks data 3:1 on average before it even hits the cold tier.
Universal Accessibility
Data in the cold tier is still instantly accessible to apps via SMB/NFS.
The "Enterprise Winning" Scenario
Scenario: The Massive Unstructured Lake
An organization has 500TB of engineering data. 100TB is accessed daily (Work in progress). 400TB is archival (Completed projects).
Result with FSx ONTAP
$5,800
Estimated Monthly Bill
62% SAVINGS
vs. Single-Tier Storage
Storage Feature Matrix
| Feature | FSx for NetApp ONTAP | Amazon EFS | FSx for Windows | Amazon EBS (gp3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Tiering Unit | 4KB Block | Whole File | Not Native | None |
| Data Efficiency | Dedupe + Comp | None | Deduplication | None |
| Elasticity | Capacity Pool Only | Fully Elastic | Provisioned | Provisioned |
| Multi-Protocol | SMB, NFS, iSCSI, S3 | NFS Only | SMB Only | Block (Attach) |