March 5, 2025
Amazon has just eliminated the licensing fees associated with using SnapLock for data stored in SnapLock volumes with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
The Write Once, Read Many (WORM) data protection from SnapLock is critical for customers that need to meet regulatory compliance and improve data protection. Amazon has made this feature more cost-effective to help customers protect their business-critical data from ransomware, unauthorized deletions, and malicious modifications. Eliminating the license will require no changes to applications and will occur automatically for both new and existing SnapLock volumes.
SnapLock licensing fees have been eliminated on all FSx for ONTAP storage systems across all AWS regions where FSx for ONTAP is available. To learn more, visit the SnapLock page in the user guide.