Amazon S3
Object storage built to retrieve any amount of data from anywhere
5 GB of S3 standard storage
for 12 months with the AWS Free Tier
How it works
The diagram shows how to move data to Amazon S3, manage stored data in Amazon S3, and analyze data with other services. Three sections display from left to right.
The first section has an illustration of a database, a server, and a document. The first section is titled "Move data." The first section says, "Move your data to Amazon S3 from wherever it lives – in the cloud, in applications, or on-premises." Nearby icons show different types of data: "analytics data," "log files," "application data," "video and pictures," and "backup and archival."
The second section has an illustration of an empty bucket. The second section is titled "Amazon S3." The second section says, "Object storage built to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere."
The second section has more text under the heading "Store data." The text says, "Create bucket, specify the Region, access controls, and management options. Upload any amount of data." A nearby illustration shows a bucket that contains a square, a circle, and a triangle.
The second section also has icons that show Amazon S3 features. The features are "Control access to data," "Optimize cost with storage classes," "Replicate data to any Region," "Access from on-premises or VPC," "Protect and secure your data," and "Gain visibility into your storage."
The third section is titled "Analyze data." The third section says, "Use AWS and third-party services to analyze your data to gain insights." Nearby icons show ways of analyzing data: "artificial intelligence (AI)," "advanced analytics," and "machine learning (ML)."
Use cases
Build a data lake
Run big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high performance computing (HPC) applications to unlock data insights.
Learn more about building a data lake on Amazon S3 »
Back up and restore critical data
Meet Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), and compliance requirements with S3’s robust replication features.
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Archive data at the lowest cost
Move data archives to the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes to lower costs, eliminate operational complexities, and gain new insights.
Learn more about archiving with the S3 Glacier storage classes »
Run cloud-native applications
Build fast, powerful mobile and web-based cloud-native apps that scale automatically in a highly available configuration.
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