Amazon S3
Object storage built to retrieve any amount of data from anywhere.
Launched
March 14, 2006
Designed Durability
99.999999999% (11 9s)
Objects Stored
Over 350 Trillion
About Amazon S3
Amazon S3 is a foundational AWS service that allows users to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time, from anywhere on the web. It is designed for 99.999999999% (11 9s) of durability. S3 offers a range of storage classes tailored for different access patterns and costs, including S3 Standard for frequently accessed data, S3 Glacier for long-term archive, and S3 Intelligent-Tiering for data with unknown or changing access patterns. The service deeply integrates with other AWS services for analytics, machine learning, and content delivery. It provides comprehensive security features, including encryption and access management, and is used for use cases like data lakes, backup and restore, disaster recovery, and hosting static websites.
Storage Classes
S3 Standard
General-purpose storage for frequently accessed data.
S3 Intelligent-Tiering
Automatic cost savings for data with unknown or changing access patterns.
S3 Standard-Ia
For less frequently accessed, but long-lived data.
S3 Glacier
Long-term, secure, low-cost storage classes for data archiving.
S3 Express One Zone
High-performance, single-Availability Zone storage for latency-sensitive applications.
Key Features
Lifecycle Management
Automatically transition objects to different storage tiers over time.
Versioning
Preserve, retrieve, and restore every version of every object.
Replication
Automatically copy objects across different AWS Regions.
Security
Supports server-side encryption and fine-grained access control via IAM policies.
Common Use Cases
Data Lakes
Store and analyze large datasets with services like Amazon Athena and Redshift.
Backup & Restore
Durable and secure destination for application and database backups.
Static Website Hosting
Host static web content with high availability and low cost.
Media & Content
Store and distribute images, videos, and other digital assets at scale.