Amazon S3

S3 can be used to store your application logs or objects that need to be frequently accessed. It can also be used in conjunction with AWS Glue for data transformation tasks or to host a static website. The entire Simple Monthly Calculator service of AWS is hosted on S3. S3 would not be recommended for use as a database service or where the change needs to be reflected instantly. Since S3 provides eventual consistency, there is no guarantee that an update made by someone will actually be seen by someone accessing the same object just after. This is in contrast to a database wherein if a change is committed, it will start showing instantly to everyone else.

If you need a powerful, fast and API-accessible storage or archiving solution, and you're willing to invest the time, S3 may be a great solution for you. If your use-case is particularly cost-sensitive, or if you are turned off by the complexity of Amazon's APIs (and the paucity of customer support), this may not be the platform for you. The additional cost and complexity of working with S3 really need to be worthwhile to take the plunge.

Amazon S3 is a great choice to store frequently accessed image and media assets that might be needed as part of your website, web app or mobile application. There is also Amazon's "Glacier" storage option which is a storage class that is meant for data that isn't frequently accessed, and which can be stored at a significantly lower cost.

At the moment there is really no reason for us to choose a different service for this use case. The popularity of S3 means that any new developers working with us are already familiar with how to work with it.

If you have static files that are not frequently updated, then S3 is an extremely efficient and cheap place to store those files. Even if you aren't doing anything else in AWS, using S3 from outside of AWS is just as easy as using it from within AWS on an EC2 instance. Just upload your static files and access them whenever you need them.

Amazon S3 is a perfect storage place for files and images for applications. Generally if you are less tech savy and just looking for simple cloud storage that doesn't need any automation or programming to send files to the cloud, it's best to go with a standard Dropbox or Google Drive. Also if your apps run off of Amazon Cloud or other services, it's nice to all have in one place.

S3 is perfect for object storage. This means it cannot be used as a boot volume. It is good for serving files and storage backups. There are several price tiers and service levels. It takes several decisions to strike the right balance between what you are using it for and what is an acceptable cost level.

When any organization wants to take advantage of the AWS ecosystem, S3 is the most basic service. As a standalone service, one can use it just for storage. However, with the orchestration of other AWS services, it makes true value.
If a product needs to support a geographically well-distributed client, S3 edge locations and regions help extremely well. User need not worry about content sync up or replication at all. This makes S3 extremely useful for static content storage.
If the infrastructure need is really small and usage is limited, this service is not for you.

If you are planning on using S3 as a basic storage solution, I would recommend it. It compares well both on price and feature set to other comparable static file stores such as Google Drive and Backblaze B2. However, with S3, you get the benefit of being integrated into the AWS ecosystem. You can set up fairly complex data layers and services with ease by having your data in S3, as compared to other services.

However, if you are thinking of using S3 as a kind of NFS replacement, I wouldn't recommend it. There is no idea of object pointers in S3, so folders don't exist. Therefore, complex "nested" file organizations are really just a series of strings prefixed to the actual file. This results in slow speeds unless you setup filename hashing.

S3 is suitable for static websites, Big Data (Spark or Hadoop) file system, in lieu of HDFS, and backups. S3 is not suitable for a file system replacement, frequent updates, or storing files that require renames.

I like the service in general. It was simple to integrate to our application since it's very common for developers to use it and there are many libraries to help with that. The service works well as expected.

1. If you are building an infrastructure within AWS, S3 is a good fit for object type storage and other integrations.
2. If you require a content delivery network like AWS Cloudfront, S3 will be where your data is actually stored.
3. If you have third party products that are designed to work with S3 cloud storage.

It is great for cheap, well-distributed, fast storage that is easy to use and manage. I can't think of a scenario where this would not be preferable as the default file store.

If you are already using AWS products such as Lambda, EC2, etc. S3 will be well suited for storing deployment packages version by version. Also, you can serve your APIs by using the static website feature of S3. Apart from these features, you can use S3 to store your project's files as a backup or if your product is related to storing and reading data, S3 is one of the best solutions for these works.

Amazon S3 is a storage infrastructure under the umbrella of AWS. If you host any service that requires a quick and secure data transfer then S3 is the best solution. Also, in the case of multiprogramming language applications, S3 is the best option regarding compatibility with multiple programming languages. But if your requirement is just to store the dataset by manual effort and you want to share with others without the frequent requirement of data uploads and downloads, then Google Drive is better solution compare to S3.

Amazon S3 is simple to use and easy to adopt. There is a myriad of tools which leverage S3 and it is becoming more fully integrated as an extenion to many store devices which find a need to integrate with the cloud. As storage goes, it can sometimes be slow, but it is robust and stable.

If you run self-hosted WordPress blogs and have a limited or small hosting plan, then the Amazon S3 Storage provides a great ROI to store your static content in the Amazon S3 Cloud. Ideal for images, video and any other static files you would have delivered on your website for viewers.

S3 is one of those few solutions that work for everyone at any range. From small startups to corporate giants, S3 has something to offer all businesses with its infinite scalability and absolutely brilliant pay structure. Coming from the personal experience of having experienced both the small and big company aspect, S3 is your best bet for any and all cloud storage needs.

If you're looking to host a wide array of assets, including large images, then S3 is your best bet. It is challenging to get used to initially as the web interface isn't the most intuitive to a beginner but if you're hosting for multiple products, it is worth it. Also makes integration with other AWS products easy.

Wherever you need to store things, S3 is pretty much the answer. Also, if you want to host simple websites without the cost or headache of scaling your own services, the static web hosting may be the answer you're looking for.

Anytime – and I do mean anytime – you have files of any size over, say, 50kb and they are static you should reach for S3 first. In 7 years of using the service, I have never once lost a file. There have been a total of maybe 30 minutes of downtime in 7 years, which was a DNS level issue. The speed is excellent, the availability is incredible, and there simply is no good competitor for the price.

Amazon S3 meets many of the demands for cloud based backup including some audit requirements for various DoD, HIPAA, and PCI restricted businesses. We store data with various levels of encryption and redundancy for our clients as required by their industry. There are also less expensive options, such as Glacier, in cases where audit compliance is not an issue.

The beauty of S3 is that it provides a generic storage solution which can be customized to cater to many business needs. Its a definite fit for any application level storage like images, data files, pdf etc. On an architectural level, since it plays well with other AWS services, it can be used very well in conjunction with SQS, SNS and Lambda.

We use Amazon S3 for a lot of storage needs for ourselves and our clients, included. We use this for our clients to connect with Salesforce and send our data as back up, as well as post our files/images/other related content to Amazon S3 rather than using up our data storage in Salesforce which is more expensive. It's just a much quicker access point because of the nature of it being Amazon.

Amazon S3 is well suited for any applications which need to store documents, pictures, video either pre/post-processing or BLOB's/CLOB's. The reason for that is once you set everything up it is easy to point to and it is fast to get and store items on it with no worries. Plus with the redundant backup's it is secure. The other great feature is if you're using other AWS it is extremely easy to connect to S3 and the speed is even better since it is on their own network.

S3 is well-suited for almost any kind of data storage and retrieval. However, S3 can act as a secondary storage for versioned artifacts, while the primary storage is considered to be Artifactory or Nexus.