Amazon Web Services, the omnipresent cloud platform that runs large parts of the internet, has launched a new feature that may leave some onlookers scratching their heads in confusion—at least initially. The tech giant has announced the launch of physical portals where you can go to upload your data into its massive digital repository.

Storing data on the cloud means it can be accessed anywhere, but uploading data to a cloud service can be time-consuming and may carry security risks. New data sites can fix that.

Invent 2024 conference Sunday evening in Las Vegas, Amazon announced a somewhat unusual new service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers: Data Transfer Terminal, a set of physical locations where customers can plug in their storage devices to upload data to the AWS cloud.

Invest 2024 in Las Vegas on Sunday, Amazon introduced their new Data Transfer Terminals that would allow customers to physically visit the locations and manually upload their data to the cloud service.