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Tag: Amazon S3 Lifecycle
Transition data to cheaper storage based on custom filtering criteria with Amazon S3 Lifecycle
As your organization’s data grows, effective management of storage costs is crucial for operating an efficient and cost-effective data infrastructure. One of the most efficient strategies to reduce storage costs is transitioning files to less expensive cold storage classes. To optimize storage costs according to their specific needs and requirements, organizations need the flexibility to […]
Optimizing storage costs and query performance by compacting small objects
Applications produce log files that should be reliably stored for ad-hoc reporting, compliance, or auditing purposes. Over time, these collections of relatively small log files grow in volume and cost-effective storage and data management becomes crucial. Accessing the data in these files and querying them can also be useful for getting insight from the data. […]
Snowflake streamlines data management and improves processing times using Amazon S3 Lifecycle
APN Partner Snowflake enables organizations to transform, integrate, and analyze their data. Running on AWS has helped them to keep up with a rapidly scaling customer base since 2012 (22% YoY total customer growth as of January 2024). With more customers comes more data, and efficient data management to manage operational overhead and cost is […]
DoorDash saves millions annually using Amazon S3 Storage Lens
DoorDash connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in more than 25 countries across the globe. A born-in-the-cloud company, DoorDash hosts the majority of its infrastructure, including its commerce platform, on AWS. This platform powers the ecosystem of customers placing orders, merchants fulfilling orders, and dashers performing deliveries. DoorDash’s platform was built to achieve the […]
Dialog Axiata saves significantly on storage using Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering and S3 Storage Lens
The telecommunications industry has undergone major technological changes in recent years, and the extensive data generated by telecom operations demands strategic handling. According to a McKinsey survey, over 50% of telecom companies said they were moving more assets to the cloud, including many business-critical applications such as business support systems (BSS). Telecom companies must prioritize […]
Identify cold objects for archiving to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes
Update (02/13/2024): Consider Amazon S3 Lifecycle transition fees that are charged based on the total number of objects being transitioned, the destination storage class (listed on the Amazon S3 pricing page), as well as the additional metadata charges applied. You can use the S3 pricing calculator to estimate the total upfront and monthly costs by […]
How Regeneron built a secure and scalable file transfer service using AWS Transfer Family
Secure and fast transfer of mission critical data is a top priority for today’s digital businesses. Fueled by the expectation of “anywhere, anytime information”, any type of delay impacts operational efficiency and effectiveness, making a scalable and secure data transfer solution a priority. Healthcare and life sciences organizations need a secure, compliant and scalable File […]
How Canva saves over $3 million annually in Amazon S3 costs
Canva is an online design tool that empowers users worldwide to design, edit, and publish anything they can dream up. Canva runs most of its production workloads on AWS, using several core services, including Amazon S3, Amazon ECS, Amazon RDS, and Amazon DynamoDB. Running on AWS has helped Canva move fast and keep up with […]
Data migration and cost saving at scale with Amazon S3 File Gateway
Migrating data to the cloud requires experience with different data types and the ability to preserve source data structure and metadata attributes. Customers often have on-premises file data stored on traditional file servers, retaining original timestamp of data creation for varying reasons including data lifecycle management. Customers find it challenging to identify a path to […]
How Amagi uses Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval to optimize media storage costs
Amagi is a global leader in SaaS technology providing end-to-end cloud-managed live and on-demand video infrastructure for TV and Over-the-Top (OTT) media services for over 700 playout and 2,000 ad-insertion channels across 40 countries. Amagi enables TV networks and content owners to launch, manage, distribute, and monetize live, linear, and on-demand channels across cable, OTT, […]