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Amazon GlacierΒΆ

  • Low cost object storage meant for [[archiving]] / [[backup]]s
  • Data is retained for the longer term (10s of years)
  • Alternative to on-premise [[magnetic tape storage]]
  • Average to annual durability is 99.999999999%
  • Cost per storage per month ($0.004 / GB) + retrieval cost
  • Each item in Glacier is called "Archive" (up to 40TB)
  • Archives are stored in "Vaults"
  • 3 retrieval options:
    • Expedited (1 to 5 minutes retrieval) - $0.04 per GB and $0.01 per request
    • Standard (3 to 5 hours) - $0.01 per GB and 0.05 per 1000 requests
    • Bulk (5 to 12 hours) - $0.0025 per GB and $0.025 per 1000 requests