Amazon S3 offers several storage classes designed to optimize costs based on data access patterns and durability requirements. Here are the key S3 storage classes and how they affect costs:
S3 Standard
- For frequently accessed data with high durability (99.999999999% durability)
- Costs $0.023 per GB for the first 50 TB per month, with lower rates for higher storage tiers
- No retrieval fees, but charges for requests (PUT, COPY, GET, etc.)
S3 Intelligent-TieringÂ
- Automatically moves data to the most cost-effective access tier based on usage patterns
- Has multiple tiers: Frequent Access (same as S3 Standard pricing), Infrequent Access ($0.0228/GB), and Archive Access tiers ($0.0036/GB)
- Small monitoring and automation fee, minimum object size 128KB for auto-tiering
- Charges for requests and lifecycle transition requests
S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
- For infrequently accessed but rapid access storage
- Costs $0.0125 per GB, with retrieval fees of $0.01 per GB
S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA) Â
- Lower-cost infrequent access storage, stored in a single AWS Availability Zone
- Costs $0.01 per GB, with retrieval fees of $0.01 per GB
- Slightly lower durability compared to multi-AZ storage classes
S3 Glacier Storage Classes
- For archival data with varying retrieval times and costs
- S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval: $0.004/GB, milliseconds retrieval
- S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval: $0.004/GB, 3-5 hours retrieval, retrieval fees
- S3 Glacier Deep Archive: $0.00099/GB, cheapest option but 12+ hours retrieval time
In summary, S3 provides storage classes optimized for different access patterns, ranging from frequently accessed (S3 Standard) to archival (Glacier classes). Choosing the right class based on usage can significantly reduce storage and retrieval costs.
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