Amazon S3
#18 · Level 1 · Core services · StorageConcept
Section titled “Concept”Amazon S3 is a huge, almost unlimited place on the internet to store any kind of file. Data is kept inside Buckets, and each file is called an Object. Each Object is identified by a name (its key), and a Bucket is created in a specific Region. It is object storage, so it isn’t mounted and used directly like a server’s disk. You can choose different storage classes based on how often you need the data, and IAM and Bucket Policies control who gets access.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Like Google Drive, but built for apps and websites. A big folder for storing files is called a Bucket, and each file is called an Object.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”Photos, videos, backups, logs — however much data you have, you don’t have to worry about running out of space. The risk of losing data is also very low, because AWS automatically keeps copies in more than one place.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Storing a website’s images, database backups, running a small static website, building a Data Lake.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure Blob Storage
Related
Section titled “Related”Amazon S3 Glacier · Amazon EBS · Amazon EFS
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: