Practical Amazon S3 tips, tricks, and news for AWS admins: tagging, security, cost control, lifecycle policies, IAM, and tools to manage S3 at scale.
With S3 Analytics, an AWS administrator can provide valuable insights into S3 storage usage. Armed with useful data, organizations can make informed decisions to optimize costs and streamline operations. We explain the reasons for using S3 Analytics, how to use it, potential obstacles, and the long-term benefits.
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.
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.
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.
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.
While SFTP may be secure enough for government work, mixing it with the infinitely scalable S3 is like oil and water. You're gonna have a bad time. Let's explore the downside of using SFTP with Amazon S3...
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.
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.
The perennial Amazon workhorse S3 often stores sensitive customer, financial, intellectual property or other critical data that underpins the business. Proper Amazon S3 security and compliance management is crucial for any organization's cloud strategy. Tighten governance and controls before throwing more technology at issues by adding third-party solutions. Here are 10 ways you can address S3 security and compliance challenges cost-effectively...
One of the top challenges for AWS S3 administrators is monitoring S3 usage growth. As a core cloud building block, S3 usage spans multiple buckets across many accounts, apps, and users. Usage typically grows slowly over time, avoiding notice. Many tools are needed for usage visibility, and spiky or shifting access trends are hard to baseline. Careful monitoring is crucial.
