Amazon announced a somewhat unusual new service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers: Data Transfer Terminal, a set of physical locations where customers can plug in their storage devices to upload data to the AWS cloud. From the AWS management console, customers can reserve a time slot, optionally assign process and data transfer specialists from their organization, and visit a Data Transfer Terminal location to upload their data. The initial Data Transfer Terminal locations have been opened in New York City and Los Angeles, and more will be added in the future. Each location is equipped with a patch panel, fiber optic cable, and a PC for monitoring data transfer jobs. Amazon claims that Data Transfer Terminal delivers fast upload speeds (up to 400 Gbps) via a secure, “high throughput” connection. Amazon charges “per port hour” for usage of ports in Data Transfer Terminal locations during a reservation — even when no data is being transferred.
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