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What type of storage service is Amazon EBS primarily considered as?
What type of storage service is Amazon EBS primarily considered as?
- Block storage (correct)
- Cache storage
- Object storage
- File storage
Which AWS storage service is specifically mentioned to be expensive?
Which AWS storage service is specifically mentioned to be expensive?
- FSx
- Simple Storage Service (S3)
- Elastic Block Store (EBS)
- Elastic File System (EFS) (correct)
In what structure was data traditionally managed before the introduction of object stores?
In what structure was data traditionally managed before the introduction of object stores?
- Metadata
- Globally unique identifiers
- Folders and files (correct)
- Objects
What is the unique identifier for objects in an object store commonly known as?
What is the unique identifier for objects in an object store commonly known as?
Which AWS storage service offers very high levels of availability, durability, and scalability?
Which AWS storage service offers very high levels of availability, durability, and scalability?
How many objects does Amazon S3 hold on average?
How many objects does Amazon S3 hold on average?
Which S3 Storage Class is suitable for data with unknown or changing access patterns?
Which S3 Storage Class is suitable for data with unknown or changing access patterns?
When storing data that needs immediate access but is rarely accessed, which S3 Storage Class should be used?
When storing data that needs immediate access but is rarely accessed, which S3 Storage Class should be used?
Which S3 Storage Class is ideal for long-term archive and digital preservation with retrieval in hours at the lowest cost?
Which S3 Storage Class is ideal for long-term archive and digital preservation with retrieval in hours at the lowest cost?
If you need to move objects from your development account to the production account, what feature can you use?
If you need to move objects from your development account to the production account, what feature can you use?
Which Amazon S3 Storage Class is suitable for less frequently accessed data?
Which Amazon S3 Storage Class is suitable for less frequently accessed data?
What is the ideal Amazon S3 Storage Class for data archiving due to its low-cost, durability, and security features?
What is the ideal Amazon S3 Storage Class for data archiving due to its low-cost, durability, and security features?
What is the maximum size for an individual object stored in Amazon S3?
What is the maximum size for an individual object stored in Amazon S3?
In Amazon S3, how is data stored compared to EBS?
In Amazon S3, how is data stored compared to EBS?
Which AWS service allows you to connect your on-premises storage to AWS?
Which AWS service allows you to connect your on-premises storage to AWS?
What is a key feature of Amazon S3 data protection/encryption?
What is a key feature of Amazon S3 data protection/encryption?
What is a characteristic of Amazon S3's data that distinguishes it from EBS data?
What is a characteristic of Amazon S3's data that distinguishes it from EBS data?
What defines an object in Amazon S3?
What defines an object in Amazon S3?
What is the percent durability of S3 Glacier?
What is the percent durability of S3 Glacier?
Which Amazon S3 storage service is suitable for rarely accessed long-term data that does not require immediate access?
Which Amazon S3 storage service is suitable for rarely accessed long-term data that does not require immediate access?
What is the primary purpose of Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive?
What is the primary purpose of Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive?
How much can using S3 Glacier reduce costs for storing data compared to S3 Standard?
How much can using S3 Glacier reduce costs for storing data compared to S3 Standard?
What is the approximate cost of storing 1 TB of data on Amazon S3 per month?
What is the approximate cost of storing 1 TB of data on Amazon S3 per month?
Which storage class in Amazon S3 Glacier is intended for archive data that needs immediate access?
Which storage class in Amazon S3 Glacier is intended for archive data that needs immediate access?
What happens to an object in a versioning-enabled bucket when you try to delete it?
What happens to an object in a versioning-enabled bucket when you try to delete it?
What happens when you overwrite an object in a versioning-enabled bucket?
What happens when you overwrite an object in a versioning-enabled bucket?
In a versioning-suspended bucket, what happens when you put an object with the same name as an existing one?
In a versioning-suspended bucket, what happens when you put an object with the same name as an existing one?
What error does the GET Object request return for a deleted object in a versioning-enabled bucket?
What error does the GET Object request return for a deleted object in a versioning-enabled bucket?
How can you retrieve an old version of a deleted object in an S3 bucket?
How can you retrieve an old version of a deleted object in an S3 bucket?
What occurs to other versions of an object when a delete marker is inserted for that object in a bucket?
What occurs to other versions of an object when a delete marker is inserted for that object in a bucket?
Study Notes
AWS Storage Services
- AWS offers different storage options/services:
- EBS (Elastic Block Store) - Block storage
- EFS (Elastic File System) / FSx - File storage (expensive)
- S3 (Simple Storage Service) - Object storage (cheap)
- File Cache
Amazon S3
- Amazon S3 is an object storage solution offering high levels of availability, durability, and scalability
- It handles over 100 trillion objects, averaging 100 million customer requests per second
- Request traffic peaks at over 950 TB/second globally
Object Store
- An object store is a flat file structure where data is stored as objects consisting of a globally unique identifier, metadata, and the data itself
- Each object's globally unique identifier (GUID) is also known as its key
- Object storage is useful for replicating data between development and production accounts and for compliance with data-residency laws
Amazon S3 Storage Classes
- S3 Standard for frequently accessed data
- S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA) and S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA) for less frequently accessed data
- S3 Intelligent-Tiering for automatic cost savings for data with unknown or changing access patterns
- S3 Express One Zone for frequently accessed data
- S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval for archive data that needs immediate access
- S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval for rarely accessed long-term data that does not require immediate access
- S3 Glacier Deep Archive for long-term archive and digital preservation with retrieval in hours at the lowest cost storage in the cloud
Archiving with Amazon S3 Glacier
- Amazon S3 Glacier is a low-cost, durable, and secure storage class for data archiving
- It allows reliable storage of any amount of data at cheaper costs
- Steps to use Amazon S3 Glacier:
- Create a bucket
- Enable "static website hosting"
- Edit Block Public Access settings
- Add a bucket policy that makes your bucket content publicly available
- Configure an index document
- Configure an error document (optional)
- Test your website endpoint
EBS and S3 Comparison
- EBS:
- Stores data as blocks
- Block size can be up to 16 tebibytes each (17.6 terabytes)
- Offers faster performance than AWS S3
- Data does not suffer loss, degradation, or corruption
- Data can be modified directly
- S3:
- Stores data as objects
- Individual object size can be up to 5,000 gigabytes (5 terabytes)
- Data can be modified only by re-uploading
Additional S3 Features
- S3 data protection/encryption
- Connecting on-premises storage to AWS with Amazon Storage Gateway
- Migrating large datasets to AWS with the AWS Snow Family
Key Points
- Amazon S3 offers a robust, scalable, durable, and cost-effective object storage solution in the cloud
- S3 Glacier provides three retrieval options for archiving data, with 99.999999999% durability
- Using S3 Glacier can reduce costs by 95% compared to S3 Standard
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Explore the different storage services offered by AWS such as EBS, EFS, S3, and File Cache. Learn about the characteristics, use cases, and cost-effectiveness of each service. Understand why cloud storage solutions like Amazon S3 are popular choices for businesses.