{"id":15349,"date":"2016-08-26T19:20:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:49:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:49:02","slug":"how-to-use-amazon-s3-cost-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-use-amazon-s3-cost-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Amazon S3 Cost-Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"

The benefits of Amazon Web Services are directly proportional to the number of ways<\/strong> to use it. It\u2019s not unusual for the\u00a0business to allocate a limited budget on cloud storage, but never use it to the max. Then it turns out the company uses several paid solutions for a bunch of tasks that can be accomplished with AWS.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve prepared an Amazon S3 use case list that will help you take the most out of it in your workflow.
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Backup File System<\/h2>\n

Backup is among the most popular use cases for Amazon S3. Storage claims 99.999999999% durability and distribution of three copies of each file between its data centers in different regions. This means crucial backup files you need to store will not be destroyed by the human error or even region-level natural disaster.<\/p>\n

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With the price of $0,023 per GB at the first usage tier in N. Virginia region, you get a reliable and cost-effective offsite solution. Don\u2019t forget though that a solid backup strategy assumes recurring jobs. To make it simple, you can use free backup tools, like our MSP360 Managed Backup for Amazon S3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> Amazon S3 as a Backup Storage Destination<\/a><\/p>\n

Infrequent Access, Reduced Redundancy & Archival Storage<\/h2>\n

Amazon S3 is divided by Standard, Standard IA Z-IA, RRS, and Glacier. In Standard I\/A and Z-IA classes the accessibility of an object is reduced, therefore it poorly suits for files that can be requested by the websites or applications. Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS)<\/a> class assumes the\u00a0higher probability\u00a0of losing an object, so it\u2019s not wise to store crucial data there. Use it for tons of user images or for files that have another copy stored locally instead.<\/p>\n

Amazon Glacier is also described as an Amazon S3 class by AWS, but in fact represents a standalone archival storage for data that is almost never accessed: older backup versions, family archives, etc. Archiving helps users to reduce the overall storage cost and get rid of the outdated files.<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> Amazon S3 Classes Explained<\/a><\/p>\n

Host Static Website<\/h2>\n

Amazon S3 is a silver bullet for site administrators\u00a0because it\u2019s suitable for almost each and every webmaster\u2019s need. First of all, it can be used as a hosting service<\/a>. With the same $0.0300 price for a hosted GB\/Month, it surpasses the hosting market average $2.75\/month, but only to the point where your static website is below 100 GB in total.<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> How to Create a Website for Free Using Amazon Web Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon S3 also has a few more extraordinary use cases in terms of web hosting.<\/p>\n