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Standard Classes

S3 Standard - General Purpose

  • 99.99% avaliability
  • Used for frequent accessed data
  • Low latency and high throughput

Usage: Big data analytics, mobile & gaming applications, content distribution…

Standard - Infrequent Access

  • For data that is less frequently accessed, but requires rapud acess when needed
  • Lower cost than S3 standard

Intelligent Tiering

  • Moves objects automatically between Access Tiers based on usage

Usage: Unknown or changing access

One-Zone IA

  • Work only in single AZ; data lost when AZ is destroyed
  • 99.5% avaliabity

Usage: Storing secondary backup copies of on-premise data, or data you can recreate


Glacier Storage Classes

  • Low-cost object storage meant for archiving / backup
  • Pricing: price for storage + object retrieval cost

Glacier Instant Retrieval

  • Millisecond retrieval, great for data accessed once a quarter
  • Minimunm storage duration of 90 days

Glacier Flexible Retrieval

  • Expedited (1 to 5 minutes) , Standar (3 to 5 hours), Bulk( 5 to 12 hours) -free
  • Minimum storage duration of 90 days

Glacier Deep Archive

  • Standard(12 hours), Bulk(48 hours)
  • Minimum storage duration of 180 days

All bucket have 99.99999999999% durability