S3 Classes

Question 1

Amazon S3 Storage Classes

Answer 1

• Amazon S3 Standard
• Amazon S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (IA)
• Amazon S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access
• Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval
• Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive
• Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering

Question 2

S3 Standard

Answer 2

• Frequently accessed data
• Low latency & High throughput
• Sustain 2 concurrent facility failures
• Used for: Big Data analytics, Mobile & gaming apps, & Content distribution

Question 2

S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (IA)

Answer 2

Disaster recovery & backup

Question 3

Amazon S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access

Answer 3

• Single AZ
• Data lost when AZ destroyed
• Secondary backup copies of on prem data
• Data you can recreate

Question 4

Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval

Answer 4

• Millisecond retrieval time (good for quarterly access)
• Minimum storage duration 90 days

Question 5

Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Answer 5

• long-term storage
• Standard: 12 hr
• Bulk: 48 hr
• Minimum storage 180 days
• Cheapest

Question 6

Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering

Answer 6

• Move objects automatically between Access tiers based on usage patterns
• Small monthly monitoring and auto-tiering fee
• No retrieval charges

Question 7

Amazon S3 Durability

Answer 7

• High durability (99.999999999%, 11 9’s) of objects across multiple AZ
• If you store 10million objects on aver incur 1 loss ever 10k years
• Same for all storage classes

Question 8

Amazon S3 Glacier Storage Class

Answer 8

• Low-cost object storage for archive/backup
• Price for storage + object retrieval cost

Question 9

Amazon S3 Infrequent Access Storage Class

Answer 9

• Less frequently accessed
• Requires rapid access when needed
• Lower cost than S3 Standard
• Cost on retrieval

Question 10

Amazon S3 Glacier Flexibal Retrieval

Answer 10

• Expedited: 1 to 5 min
• Standard: 3 to 5 hr
• Bulk: 5 to 12 hr (free)
• Minimum storage duration of 90 days

Question 11

Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering Settings

Answer 11

• Frequent Access (automatic): default
• Infrequent Access tier (automatic): not access for 30 days
• Archive Instant Access (automatic): not access for 90 days
• Archive Access (optional): config 90 to 700+ ays
• Deep Archive Access (optional): config 180 to 700+ days