What are the main differences between Amazon EBS and EFS in the context of cloud data storage?

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are different types of storage in AWS:

• EBS — block storage, attached to a single EC2 instance, used as a disk for the operating system or applications. Suitable for databases, low-latency file systems.

• EFS — distributed file system, accessible simultaneously from multiple EC2 instances, supports shared access to files. Ideal for applications requiring shared data access, such as web servers, containers.

In brief:

• EBS — block, single-user, high-performance.
• EFS — file, multi-user, scalable.