NOTE – A new version of the AWS Storage Gateway User Guide is available at This is official Amazon Web Services (AWS) documentation for AWS Storage Gateway. The AWS Storage Gateway connects an on-premises software appliance with Amazon Web Services cloud-based storage. This guide explains how to use AWS Storage Gateway to integrate your local IT environment with the AWS cloud-based storage infrastructure. This documentation is offered for free here as a Kindle book, or you can read it online or in PDF format at