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Webapper, an Amazon Partner, shares tips, tricks, and news to get the most out of Amazon S3 buckets. Topics include cloud security, cost management, best practices, and helpful tools.

Choosing the Right AWS Storage Service for Your Workload

Are you staring at AWS's storage options feeling overwhelmed? Many AWS administrators find themselves wondering, "Should I use Amazon S3, EBS, or EFS for this workload?" Each AWS storage service has its strengths, but making the wrong choice can impact performance, scalability, and budget.

2025-03-17T13:36:48-07:00March 17, 2025|
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Building a Robust Backup Strategy with Amazon S3

Is your S3 backup strategy robust enough to prevent that nightmare scenario? If you're storing critical data in Amazon S3 but haven't revisited your backup approach lately, you might be more vulnerable than you think. As an AWS administrator, you're not just managing storage—-you're protecting your organization's most valuable asset: its data. Let's explore building a backup strategy with S3 and Glacier.

2025-03-10T12:16:57-07:00March 10, 2025|
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Recovering Deleted S3 Objects

If you've ever accidentally deleted an important file from Amazon S3, you know the panic that can set in. We're here to share good news: AWS provides built-in features to help you recover lost or deleted S3 objects. Learn how to safeguard your data and make recovering deleted S3 objects easier when mistakes happen.

2025-03-03T15:29:21-08:00March 3, 2025|
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How Disorganized S3 Storage Impacts Your Bottom Line (Part 3)

We examined the financial and operational costs of disorganized Amazon S3 storage. The implications are clear: unstructured cloud storage creates substantial burdens for growing businesses. We provide a practical framework for transforming your S3 environment from a liability into a strategic asset.

2025-02-24T14:57:13-08:00February 25, 2025|
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How Disorganized S3 Storage Impacts Your Bottom Line (Part 1)

Amazon S3 has become the cornerstone of data storage for businesses of all sizes. Its scalability and seeming simplicity make it an attractive solution for growing companies. Beneath this simplicity, however, lies a potential financial pitfall that many SMBs overlook: the hidden costs of disorganized S3 storage. Amazon S3 makes it easy to upload and forget, but this convenience can silently drain your resources when left unchecked.

2025-02-17T14:40:29-08:00February 17, 2025|
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Variable Workloads in Amazon S3: Cost Optimization

Managing storage costs for variable workloads in Amazon S3 presents a unique challenge for organizations dealing with fluctuating data access patterns. Whether you're handling seasonal data spikes, development environments, or media libraries with unpredictable popularity, traditional storage tier management often results in either overspending on high-performance storage or compromising accessibility with lower-cost tiers.

2025-02-10T13:51:39-08:00February 10, 2025|
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How to Detect and Clean Up Unused Amazon S3 Buckets

As an AWS Cloud Administrator, managing Amazon S3 storage can become increasingly complex over time. S3 buckets tend to accumulate, and identifying which ones are genuinely needed versus those that are unused or forgotten presents a challenge. To help you avoid these many pitfalls, we will walk you through proven methods to detect and clean up unused S3 buckets while maintaining security and compliance.

2025-06-17T13:46:47-07:00February 7, 2025|
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Amazon S3 vs. EFS vs. FSx for SaaS

SaaS companies often struggle with choosing the right storage solution. It can make or break your application's performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. AWS offers three powerful storage options: S3, EFS, and FSx. Understanding the nuanced differences between these services is crucial for SaaS architects and technical leaders looking to optimize their storage strategy.

2025-02-03T14:34:47-08:00February 3, 2025|
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S3 Storage Browser vs. CloudSee Drive

As an S3 administrator, you're probably all too familiar with the headaches: Users constantly asking for help accessing files, developers building (and maintaining) custom interfaces, and the endless challenge of keeping everything secure and efficient. Recently, two distinct solutions have emerged to tackle these problems: AWS's new open-source Storage Browser for S3 and Webapper's CloudSee Drive.

2025-10-01T14:43:00-07:00January 28, 2025|
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