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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.

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