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Import/Export using files
Many SaaS applications allow data to be exported into files. You
can use any of the file transfer mechanisms listed below to move
such files into Amazon S3 for further processing:
AWS DataSync is a secure, online service that automates and
accelerates the process of moving data between on premises and AWS
storage services. DataSync can copy data between Network File
System (NFS) shares, Server Message Block (SMB) shares, Hadoop
Distributed File Systems (HDFS), self-managed object storage, AWS
Snowcone, Amazon S3 buckets, Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file systems, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file
systems, and Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems.
AWS Transfer Family securely scales your recurring
business-to-business file transfers to Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS
using SFTP, FTPS, and FTP protocols.
You can also write your own scripts using
AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) or
AWS SDK to
transfer the exported files over to Amazon S3 at a regular
interval.
