S3 Storage Classes
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Used for general purpose storage of frequently accessed data, e.g. mobile and gaming apps, big data analysis, etc.
99.99% Availability.
Low latency and high throughput.
Used for data infrequently accessed but needed quickly when accessed, e.g. disaster recovery, backups, etc.
99.9% Availability.
Stores the data across multiple Availability Zones.
Cheaper than S3 Standard.
Basically, the same as STANDARD_IA but it only stores the data in one Availability Zone, e.g. it can be used for secondary backups or data that you can recreate.
99.5% Availability.
Less expensive than STANDARD_IA.
Data needs to be resilient to the failure of one Availability Zone.
Used for people who want to be cost-optimized and their data access patterns are unknown/random.
99.9% Availability.
No retrieval fee.
Suitable for long-term use, e.g. backups or archives.
Takes very long to access the data stored: - Expedited = 1-5 minutes. - Standard = 3-5 hours. - Bulk = 5-12 hours.
Cheapest out of all the S3 options.
Also, takes an even longer time to access the data: - Standard = 12 hours. - Bulk = 48 hours.
Transition objects between S3 storage classes
Hybrid storage service.
Allows you to seamlessly bridge between on-premises data and cloud data (to get the best of both worlds.)