A developer proposes putting the only copy of a permit database on EC2 instance store because it is local and fast. What awareness should the team have about instance store compared with typical Amazon EBS volumes?
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Short Explanation
Instance store is the sticky note on the desk—fast and local, gone when the machine stops or fails. EBS is more like a notebook you can unplug and keep. If the permit database is the only copy, do not bet the farm on ephemeral instance store.
Full Explanation
EC2 instance store volumes provide temporary block storage physically attached to the host. Data on instance store does not persist through typical stop/terminate or host failure events the way EBS volumes can remain and reattach. Using instance store as the sole copy of important databases risks data loss; durable needs usually favor EBS (and backups) instead. Instance store is not a universal boot requirement or a multi-Region replication service by default.