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AWS Services

Simple Storage Service (S3)

Simple storage service is a cloud storage service that provides object storage, object versioning, and access control management.

S3 a scalable, easy-to-use, cost-effective way to store and access objects.

S3 is similar to Google Drive, but is geared more towards application developers, unlike Google Drive, which is geared more towards end users/consumers.

S3 provides different types of storage classes to fulfil different needs:

Standard

  • Frequent access - low latency, high throughput
  • Resilient against events that impact an entire AZ

Standard Infrequent Access

  • Less frequent access but requires rapid access - same low latency, high throughput as Standard
  • Resilient against events that impact an entire AZ

One Zone Infrequent Access

Glacier Instant Retrieval

  • Archive storage class
    • Low cost storage for long lived data
    • Rarely accessed
  • Same performance as Standard - low latency, high throughput
  • Requires retrieval in milliseconds

Glacier Flexible Retrieval

  • Archive storage class
    • Low cost storage for long lived data
    • Rarely accessed (1 - 2 times per year)
  • Requires retrieval in minutes

Glacier Deep Archive

  • Archive storage class
    • Low cost storage for long lived data (7 - 10 years)
    • Rarely accessed (1 - 2 times per year)
    • Can be used for backup and disaster recovery
  • Requires retrival in hours

Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2)

Amazon Machine Images (AMI)

  • The base image used to create a new instance

The basic unit of deployment of instances and defines the initial software installed

Last update: June 11, 2023
Created: June 11, 2023