This Guidance helps you move your on-premises tape storage to the AWS Cloud. Tape media management, media costs, third-party offsite contracts, and the sheer volume of data growth make tape backup challenging in any organization. AWS Storage Gateway offers a Tape Gateway configuration that gives you an alternative to physical backup tapes and fits seamlessly into your existing backup process. This Guidance helps you set up Tape Gateway, giving you the local performance of disk, a low-cost highly scalable cloud backend, a durable and cost-effective online archive, and minimal disruption to existing systems.