Question: what is iops in ebs?
Answer: Performance for EBS is primarily measured in input/output operations per second (IOPS). In the EBS case, IOPS refer to operations on blocks that are up to 16 KB in size. 1. Standard volumes deliver 100 IOPS on average. This is roughly to number of IOPS that a single desktop-class 7200 rpm SATA hard drive can deliver.