Amazon S3 Storage Classes: An Overview
Amazon S3 offers different storage classes based on your cost and performance based on the business needs you can choose the exact storage class required the default storage class is a standard class where the data can be accessed frequently whenever it is required, Interlligent tier is one of the tier which is mainly used for the data with unknow pattern will be stored in the Intelligent-Tiering where the data will be changed from access tiers-frequent and infrequent access patterns.
Understanding Storage Classes and Their Role in Cost Management
S3 storage classes play a major role in cost-effective management different storage classes will have different access patterns. You can choose the storage classes based on the requirement depending on the latency and throughput performance.
Key Characteristics of Amazon S3 Storage Classes
Following are some of the key characteristics of Amazon S3 storage.
- Durability and Availability
- Access Latency and Performance
- Cost-Effectiveness
- Data Retrieval Options
- Security and Encryption
Amazon S3 – Storage Classes
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is used for storing data in the form of objects S3 is quite different from any other file storage device or service. Amazon S3 also provides industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance. The data which is uploaded by the user in S3, that data is stored as objects and provided an ID. Moreover, they store in shapes like buckets and can upload a maximum file size of 5 terabytes (TB). This service is basically designed for the online backup and archiving of data and applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).