The following table describes a number of storage and backup services provided by AWS:
| AWS services |
Description |
|
Amazon S3  |
S3 is a cloud-based object storage service that can be used over the internet. It is suggested for storing static content, such as graphics files, documents, log files, audio, video, and compressed files. Virtually any type of data in any file format can be stored on S3. Currently, the permissible object size in S3 is 0 bytes to 5 TB. Objects in S3 are stored in a bucket. A bucket is a logical unit in S3 that is just like a folder. Buckets are created at root level in S3 with a globally unique name. You can store objects and also folders inside a bucket. Any number of objects can be stored in each bucket. There is a soft limit of 100 buckets per account in S3. Common usage: S3 can be used for content storage... |
