Amazon S3 Tips, Tricks, and News

Practical Amazon S3 tips, tricks, and news for AWS admins: tagging, security, cost control, lifecycle policies, IAM, and tools to manage S3 at scale.

Amazon S3 Bucket URLs

Amazon S3's scalability, reliability, and rich functionality have made it a cornerstone of cloud infrastructure. S3 provides the foundation for countless businesses, developers, and enterprises around the world. It can be used in public-facing applications like websites. Providing access to S3 buckets via URLs offers several advantages. We'll look at common use cases, analyze the benefits & challenges, and outline best practices of using Amazon S3 bucket URLs.

2023-11-21T15:00:55-08:00November 21, 2023|
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Best Practices for Naming S3 Buckets

What's in a name? That which we call a bucket, by any other word would store as well.... Naming conventions ensure the name of each S3 bucket allows useful information to be gleaned from the names. Choosing wisely ensures easy management and organization within your AWS environment. Once a bucket is created, its name cannot be changed, so choosing well-thought-out and descriptive name is crucial for managing and organizing Amazon S3. To help you organize your Amazon S3, we share our best practices for naming S3 buckets.

2025-06-17T13:53:35-07:00November 15, 2023|
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Amazon S3 vs. Dropbox

When we first entertained the idea of building CloudSee Drive, it stemmed from a business expressing frustration with Dropbox. Although Dropbox can work well in many use cases, it isn't always ideal. As an AWS Partner, we see that Amazon S3 and Dropbox have similarities as cloud storage services, but there are also many differences in their features, use cases, and architectures. We'll outline Amazon vs. Dropbox for you to help you decide what's best for your organization.

2025-10-09T11:57:12-07:00November 1, 2023|
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Benefits & Limitations of AWS Cost Explorer

Managing cloud costs is critical in any organization's cloud strategy. AWS Cost Explorer is a powerful tool that can deliver invaluable insights into your AWS spending. As with any tool, though, it comes with both benefits and limitations. Whether you are a solutions architect or a CIO, you should be familiar with the benefits and limitations of AWS Cost Explorer to help guide your cloud strategy.

2023-10-31T15:45:04-07:00October 24, 2023|
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Benefits & Challenges of IAM Access Analyzer for Amazon S3

AWS provides a powerful tool to help with cloud security: IAM Access Analyzer. It alerts you to S3 buckets that are configured to allow access to anyone on the internet or other AWS accounts, including AWS accounts outside of your organization. IAM Access Analyzer offers both challenges and benefits that are crucial to understand.

2026-05-04T11:20:29-07:00October 19, 2023|
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Novel Uses of Amazon S3

In the vast arena of cloud computing, Amazon S3 stands as the undisputed heavyweight champion of scalable, durable, and secure object storage. While S3's primary role is data storage & retrieval, innovative cloud architects have demonstrated novel uses that transcend that traditional role. Let's explore some unique approaches that leverage and extend Amazon S3.

2023-10-31T15:50:07-07:00October 10, 2023|
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Amazon S3 and Data Lakes

Amazon S3 is a fundamental building block for data lakes because of S3's scalability, durability, and flexibility. With its virtually unlimited storage capacity, S3 enables organizations to ingest, store, and manage vast amounts of structured and unstructured data from diverse sources. We outline why Amazon S3 is suitable for data lakes, the strategy to use, the best AWS tools, concerns to address, and future considerations.

2025-10-24T13:38:04-07:00September 13, 2023|
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Amazon S3 Performance Optimization Strategy

Storage performance optimization is a critical aspect of managing cloud storage for users. It ensures that data is accessed and delivered efficiently, providing a seamless user experience. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a widely used cloud storage solution that can greatly benefit from performance optimization strategies. Here are some ways you can tailor your strategy to enhance the quality and performance of Amazon S3 storage.

2023-10-31T15:54:01-07:00August 29, 2023|
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