Section 11: Amazon S3 Introduction

Question 1

What are all S3 storage classes?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are the S3 Glacier storage classes?

Answer 2

• Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval
  
  • Millisecond retrieval, great for data accessed once a quarter
  • Minimum storage duration of 90 days
• Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval (formerly Amazon S3 Glacier):
  
  • Expedited (1 to 5 minutes), Standard (3 to 5 hours), Bulk (5 to 12 hours) – free
  • Minimum storage duration of 90 days
• Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive – for long term storage:
  
  • Standard (12 hours), Bulk (48 hours)
  • Minimum storage duration of 180 days