S3 Glacier
A low-cost storage class for data archiving and long-term backup. Provides three retrieval options: expedited (1-5 minutes), standard (3-5 hours), and bulk (5-12 hours) to balance cost and access speed.
Related Storage Terms
Bucket
A container for objects stored in Amazon S3. Every object is contained in a bucket. Bucket names are globally unique across all of AWS. Buckets can be configured with versioning, encryption, and access policies.
Cross-Region Replication
Automatic, asynchronous copying of objects across S3 buckets in different AWS Regions. Helps meet compliance requirements, minimize latency, and increase operational efficiency.
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
A block-level storage service designed for use with EC2 instances. Provides persistent storage that exists independently of EC2 instances. Supports SSD-backed and HDD-backed volume types.
EFS (Elastic File System)
A simple, scalable, fully managed elastic NFS file system for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources. Grows and shrinks automatically as you add and remove files.
S3 (Simple Storage Service)
An object storage service offering industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance. Store and retrieve any amount of data at any time from anywhere. Supports multiple storage classes for cost optimization.