For MSPs & AWS Partners
Roadrunner SMB is built for champions who multiply deployments — managed service providers delivering Windows file services across client accounts, and AWS Solutions Architects who need an EFS-economics SMB option to move migration deals forward. Each client subscribes on AWS Marketplace and runs entirely in their own AWS account.
Managed service providers
Windows file storage across many clients on FSx for Windows® is expensive and rigid. Roadrunner SMB gives you elastic EFS-backed SMB per client — with the economics and operational controls to run a profitable managed file service.
Per-client, per-account deployment
Launch Roadrunner SMB in each client's AWS account. Files stay in their Amazon EFS — full data sovereignty, no multi-tenant compromise.
EFS economics at scale
Large, mostly-inactive Windows file estates benefit from Amazon EFS Infrequent Access pricing. Hourly ShareHours and ManagedStorageGBHours track connected shares and mounted storage — not a provisioned peak.
Pause between engagements
Scale the Auto Scaling Group to zero on dev/test or idle client stacks — RRSMB software charges stop while offline. Resume when the client needs SMB service again.
AWS Solutions Architects & Partners
When storage cost blocks a datacenter migration, you need an option that fits AWS consumption economics — not another provisioned-capacity bill. Roadrunner SMB is a deal-enabler you can recommend with substantiated TCO and architecture material.
Unblock storage-cost objections
Datacenter-to-AWS migration deals often stall when Windows file storage pricing dominates the business case. Roadrunner SMB offers an EFS-backed SMB path with Active Directory and Windows ACL semantics.
Grounded TCO comparison
Many teams report 40–60% lower TCO vs. FSx for Windows at 10–50 TB VDI scale. Your results depend on share count, access patterns, and AWS pricing — see the illustrative example on the Pricing page.
Architecture you can defend
Multi-AZ HA, Elastic SMB metadata acceleration for FSLogix login storms, and a full FSx comparison table — plus a GA architecture whitepaper for technical stakeholders.
Product overview → · FSx for Windows comparison → · Pricing & TCO examples →
Grounded claims, full documentation
The 40–60% lower TCO figure reflects VDI workloads at 10–50 TB scale compared to FSx for Windows® — with demand-following billing on Amazon EFS rather than provisioned throughput tiers. See the illustrative 500-user, 10 TB example (80% Infrequent Access) on the Pricing page.
The GA architecture whitepaper covers Elastic SMB caching, cluster HA, identity model, billing dimensions, and deployment topology — material you can share with client technical teams.
Evaluate in your client's AWS account
Subscribe on AWS Marketplace, launch the CloudFormation stack into the client's VPC, and complete First-Time Setup in the Admin UI. Most teams reach a first SMB share in about 30 minutes.