S3 Storage Classes
There are a number of storage classes for objects. These can be set when uploaded and automatically moved using Tier Transitions.
Amazon S3 Standard
General Purpose Storage
Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering
Fo unknown or changing access patterns.
Objects are stored in (and moved between) tow access tiers:
- frequent access
- infrequent access
Amazon S3 Standard-Infrequent Access
S3-Standard-IA is for data that:
- is accessed less frequently
- requires rapid access
For long term backups / disaster recover.
Amazon S3 One-Zone Infrequent Access
S3 One Zone-IA only stores data in a single AZ but costs less.
Amazon S3 Glacier
Low cost storage class for data archiving.
Retrieval options are configurable from a few minutes to hours.
Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive
Lowest cost, designed for data access once or twice a year.