S3 Select and Glacier Select

Question 1

What is S3 Select?

Answer 1

• S3 select allows you to retrieve only a subset of data by using simple SQL expressions

Question 2

What is Glacier Select?

Answer 2

Glacier select allows you to run SQL queries against Glacier directly (It’s S3 Select for Glacier)

Question 3

Under what circumstances might companies use Glacier Select instead of S3 Select?

Answer 3

• Some companies in highly regulated industries write data directly to Glacier for compliance
• Lifecycle policies designed to save on storage costs move data to Glacier when they don’t need it on a regular basis.

Question 4

What are the benefits of using S3 Select?

Answer 4

• Performance Bonus, up to 400%!
• Save $ on data transfer