Amazon S3 Tips, Tricks, and Resources
Amazon S3 Files vs. CloudSee Drive
AWS just made S3 mountable as a native file system with S3 Files, solving compute access challenges once reserved for custom SDK code. But CloudSee Drive solves a different problem: human-scale visibility and governance across your S3 landscape. One powers your workloads; the other powers your people.
Find S3 Objects by Tag in CloudSee Drive
You spent real time tagging your S3 objects. So why does finding anything by AWS Tag still feel like writing a SQL query in the dark? Tag Explorer gives you a fast, browsable view of every tag in your bucket. Cick a tag, filter your objects, done. Your tags can now do some work for you.
Egress Fees Are a Tax on Bad Architecture
Egress fees in AWS aren’t random. They’re the price of inefficient architecture. Learn how S3 egress fees expose common design flaws, and how routing through CloudFront or using Gateway Endpoints can cut your costs by 90%+ in a single afternoon.
Mark Your Favorites in CloudSee Drive
Introducing CloudSee Drive Favorites. Now you can pin up to 10 S3 objects directly from the Action Menu and access them instantly from the new Favorites section in the sidebar,. One click to mark it. One click to get back to it. Your most important files, always front and center. CloudSee Drive Favorites lets you bookmark frequently used Amazon S3 files for one-click access from the sidebar. Pin up to 10 objects, no navigation required.
The Fastest Way to Find and Lock Down Public S3 Buckets
Unchecked S3 permissions are one of the most common paths to data leaks in AWS. Learn how to audit your bucket access using built‑in AWS tools — and why visibility matters more than ever.
