Storage
RecognitionAmazon S3 Glacier
The archival storage classes within Amazon S3 for long-lived data with retrieval-time and access-cost tradeoffs.
Key points
- Treat Glacier as S3 storage-class recognition: select retrieval behavior and retention from the workload, not from the coldest label.
Best-known use cases
- Archive compliance records or backups whose retrieval objectives permit it.
What candidates often confuse it with
- S3 Glacier classes archive objects; AWS Backup manages recoverable resource backups across supported services.
Key takeaway
Choose an S3 Glacier class only when its retrieval and retention characteristics meet the requirement.
Related services
- Amazon S3
- AWS Backup
Relevant exam tasks
- D4.1