Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a scalable and durable object storage service provided by AWS. S3 Buckets are containers within S3 used to store and organize data. A bucket can hold any number of objects (files), and each object is identified by a unique key (or file name).
- Object Storage:
- Unlimited Storage:
- Access Control:
- Versioning:
- Lifecycle Management:
- Storage Classes:
- Durability and Availability:
- Data Security:
- Event Notifications:
- Static Website Hosting:
- Backup and Storage:
- Static Website Hosting:
- Data Lakes and Big Data:
- Media Hosting and Content Distribution:
- Log Storage and Analytics:
- Application Data Storage:
- Scalability: S3 automatically scales to meet your storage needs, whether you're storing gigabytes or petabytes of data.
- Cost Efficiency: With different storage classes and lifecycle policies, you can optimize storage costs based on data access patterns.
- Ease of Use: The S3 API is simple and allows for easy integration with applications and third-party services.
- Global Availability: S3 data can be replicated across regions for high availability and disaster recovery.