Sr. Technical Account Manager at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Dec 4, 2025
I have worked with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) in the past. I was working for Amazon until earlier this year, and I used it during that time. However, I moved off of Amazon and am no longer using it now.
The main use cases for Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are that it needs to be used by Linux systems for shared data when some data needs to be shared over the network. The primary benefit of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is its utilization. The behavior and features it provides make it suitable when we need to use a Linux-based file share over the network. Alternatively, we have a NetApp UNIX file system, but we haven't explored the NetApp ONTAP much because everything depends on the volume we need to use. If we had a good volume, we might have explored the FS ONTAP as well, considering the performance and costing.
Amazon EFS is primarily used as a shared file storage system for NAS devices. I primarily use it when I have a linked server and require a shared file storage system. Data management is enhanced by allowing shared data across servers within the same network. I use EFS for data-heavy applications, depending on the cost.
AWS Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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Top 5
Dec 2, 2024
For application deployment, we leverage a cluster of servers that require access to common storage. Instead of storing files locally, we utilize Amazon EFS, which allows shared access among the servers. This ensures that if one server fails, others can maintain access and continue processing.
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Our primary use case for the product involves mounting it with our EC2 instances for scalable storage needs. We utilize it in an environment that requires automated scaling and cost-effective storage management.
Systems and network services admin management at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
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Top 5
Oct 4, 2023
We are in the process of reorganizing the services that currently exist within the university on our premises. Our plan is to transition everything to the cloud. We initiated this transition using Azure and started implementing AWS for the learning system. Currently, we're in the prototype stage and haven't reached the production phase yet.
I'm a consultant, and I architect solutions for customers by using Amazon EFS in other Amazon products. I am using EFS based on NFS version 4. I have a customer who is using around 20 Linux servers hosting MySQL databases. Their storage is in Amazon EFS. So, around 20 Linux servers are connecting to Amazon EFS.
Customer Engagement, Presales and GIS Solution Architect at ESRI INDIA
Real User
Mar 30, 2020
We need our storage to expand based on demand but storage is a bit costly. So we start with a smaller amount and, as we grow, we use EFS on demand. It manages our costs. We can predict our storage which comes over a period of time. So it is better that we start small and it automatically helps us grow.
Amazon EFS provides elastic file storage in the cloud, offering unlimited storage and seamless integration with AWS services for dynamic workloads.Amazon EFS serves as a scalable, shareable file storage across Linux servers, seamlessly integrating with AWS for data-intensive applications. Its auto-scaling capability handles shifting data demands in real time, ensuring cost-effective storage management. Offering high availability and support for NFS version 4, Amazon EFS optimizes performance...
I have worked with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) in the past. I was working for Amazon until earlier this year, and I used it during that time. However, I moved off of Amazon and am no longer using it now.
The main use cases for Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are that it needs to be used by Linux systems for shared data when some data needs to be shared over the network. The primary benefit of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is its utilization. The behavior and features it provides make it suitable when we need to use a Linux-based file share over the network. Alternatively, we have a NetApp UNIX file system, but we haven't explored the NetApp ONTAP much because everything depends on the volume we need to use. If we had a good volume, we might have explored the FS ONTAP as well, considering the performance and costing.
Many useful power features describe our main use cases for this tool, such as email security and securing incoming data, so everything is covered.
Amazon EFS is primarily used as a shared file storage system for NAS devices. I primarily use it when I have a linked server and require a shared file storage system. Data management is enhanced by allowing shared data across servers within the same network. I use EFS for data-heavy applications, depending on the cost.
I use Elastic File Systems with EC2 instances. It is a user-friendly and serverless service.
For application deployment, we leverage a cluster of servers that require access to common storage. Instead of storing files locally, we utilize Amazon EFS, which allows shared access among the servers. This ensures that if one server fails, others can maintain access and continue processing.
We have some critical applications. It's a file system. All the Linux file systems, they use it, and they use it as part of high availability.
Our primary use case for the product involves mounting it with our EC2 instances for scalable storage needs. We utilize it in an environment that requires automated scaling and cost-effective storage management.
I use the solution in my company for serverless containers. It was also useful for upscaling cloud services and managing EC2 instances.
The solution is useful for storing details of our internal projects.
We are in the process of reorganizing the services that currently exist within the university on our premises. Our plan is to transition everything to the cloud. We initiated this transition using Azure and started implementing AWS for the learning system. Currently, we're in the prototype stage and haven't reached the production phase yet.
My company's clients use Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) for NFS.
We use the solution for deploying large serverless functions. It helps run Lambda functions with large dependencies like Tensorflow.
The solution is quite stable. There were some bugs at a point but after we patched it, it was stable.
I'm a consultant, and I architect solutions for customers by using Amazon EFS in other Amazon products. I am using EFS based on NFS version 4. I have a customer who is using around 20 Linux servers hosting MySQL databases. Their storage is in Amazon EFS. So, around 20 Linux servers are connecting to Amazon EFS.
We need our storage to expand based on demand but storage is a bit costly. So we start with a smaller amount and, as we grow, we use EFS on demand. It manages our costs. We can predict our storage which comes over a period of time. So it is better that we start small and it automatically helps us grow.