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 a predictable, scale-out SMB option on Amazon EFS. Each client subscribes on AWS Marketplace and runs entirely in their own AWS account.
Managed service providers
Windows file storage across many clients is often rigid: more file systems, more namespaces, and more placement decisions as each estate grows. Roadrunner SMB gives you elastic EFS-backed SMB per client, with active-active scale-out and operational controls to pause idle stacks.
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.
Elastic storage with automatic IA
Large, mostly-idle Windows file estates stay in one SMB namespace. Amazon EFS Lifecycle Management can move eligible files to Infrequent Access automatically. Hourly ShareHours track connected shares, not a node tax.
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 Windows storage architecture blocks a VDI or migration deal, you need an option that is predictable through the login storm and can scale serving independently of storage. Roadrunner SMB is a deal-enabler you can recommend with architecture material, not a one-number savings claim.
Unblock VDI storage architecture
Datacenter-to-AWS and VDI deals often stall when Windows file storage cannot take a login storm or cannot grow without sharding. Roadrunner SMB is an EFS-backed SMB path with Active Directory and Windows ACL semantics.
Performance, stability, and scale-out
Login-storm engineering, predictable saturation (STATUS_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE, not a reset), and active-active Dual-AZ nodes. The TCO point that holds is Elastic Throughput for the storm versus 24x7 provisioned throughput - not a 40-60% claim.
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 →
Architecture you can share
Lead with performance, stability, flexibility, active-active scale-out, and elastic Amazon EFS with automatic Infrequent Access. The one TCO story to tell is Elastic Throughput during login storms versus 24x7 provisioned throughput - see the comparison page. Do not lead with a 40-60% savings percentage.
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.