Which NetApp product would you recommend for migrating SMB data to Amazon S3 and using Amazon EMR for analytics?

The best recommendation for migrating SMB data to Amazon S3 and leveraging Amazon EMR for analytics is the Cloud Sync Service. This product is specifically designed for data replication between on-premises environments and cloud storage. It allows for efficient and reliable migration of file data, including SMB shares, directly to Amazon S3, making it ideal for moving data into a cloud-based storage solution where it can then be analyzed using services like Amazon EMR.

Cloud Sync offers features that simplify synchronization processes, ensuring that data is consistently available across environments. It can handle large volumes of file data and supports incremental updates, which minimizes the amount of transferred data after the initial sync. This is particularly beneficial for organizations that need to keep their on-premises data and cloud data aligned.

The other options, while valuable products within the NetApp portfolio, do not specifically cater to the direct migration of SMB data to S3 in the context of analytics with Amazon EMR. Cloud Volumes Service, for example, focuses on providing managed cloud file storage but isn’t built explicitly for the purpose of transferring existing SMB data to S3. SnapMirror is primarily a data replication tool between NetApp systems and is not tailored for S3 migrations. Global File Cache is designed to enhance global file access