Migration and Transfer
CoreAWS Transfer Family
Managed SFTP, FTPS, FTP, and AS2 endpoints backed by supported AWS storage.
Key points
- Transfer Family preserves common partner/client transfer protocols without self-managing transfer servers.
- The endpoint, identity provider, network exposure, storage permissions, and encryption must match the exchange boundary.
- It is a protocol service, not a bulk replication accelerator.
Best-known use cases
- Accept partner uploads by SFTP into S3.
- Modernize managed business-to-business file exchange.
What candidates often confuse it with
- Transfer Family exposes client protocols; DataSync moves data between managed storage locations.
- Transfer Family handles ongoing exchanges; Snow Family handles offline bulk transfer.
Key takeaway
Choose Transfer Family when an external transfer protocol is a hard compatibility requirement.
Related services
- AWS DataSync
- Amazon S3
- Amazon EFS
Relevant exam tasks
- D2.1
- D4.1