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MOD 6 Storage Classes in Cloud Services

The document outlines various cloud storage services offered by AWS, including Amazon S3, EFS, EBS, Storage Gateway, and Cross-Region Replication, highlighting their key features, pros, and cons. Each service is tailored for specific use cases, such as object storage, file storage, and low-latency block storage. Additionally, it explains the importance of Availability Zones in ensuring high availability and fault tolerance in cloud architectures.

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MOD 6 Storage Classes in Cloud Services

The document outlines various cloud storage services offered by AWS, including Amazon S3, EFS, EBS, Storage Gateway, and Cross-Region Replication, highlighting their key features, pros, and cons. Each service is tailored for specific use cases, such as object storage, file storage, and low-latency block storage. Additionally, it explains the importance of Availability Zones in ensuring high availability and fault tolerance in cloud architectures.

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Storage Classes in Cloud Services

1. Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

Key Features:

● Object storage service for storing and retrieving any amount of data.
● Designed for scalability, durability, and cost-efficiency.

Storage Classes:

● S3 Standard: High durability, low latency for frequently accessed data.


● S3 Intelligent-Tiering: Automatically moves data to cost-effective access tiers.
● S3 Standard-IA: For infrequently accessed data with lower cost, but retrieval fees.
● S3 One Zone-IA: Lower cost but stores data in a single Availability Zone.
● S3 Glacier: For archival storage with retrieval times of minutes to hours.
● S3 Glacier Deep Archive: Lowest cost, with retrieval times of hours.

Pros:

● High durability (99.999999999%).


● Scalable storage for varying needs.
● Supports lifecycle policies for automated cost optimization.

Cons:

● Retrieval fees for certain classes.


● Latency and access times can vary for archival classes.

2. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)

Key Features:

● Fully managed, scalable, elastic file storage for Linux-based applications.


● Accessible from multiple EC2 instances.

Pros:

● Scales automatically to petabytes.


● Highly available and redundant across multiple AZs.(description at the last page )
● Simple to integrate with AWS services.

Cons:

● Higher cost compared to EBS for certain workloads.


● Limited to NFS protocol, which may not be suitable for all applications.
3. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Key Features:

● Block storage service designed for use with EC2 instances.


● Suitable for applications requiring low-latency access.

Types:

● General Purpose SSD (gp3, gp2): Balanced performance for most workloads.
● Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1, io2): High performance for I/O-intensive workloads.
● Throughput Optimized HDD (st1): For frequently accessed, throughput-heavy
workloads.
● Cold HDD (sc1): For less frequently accessed data.

Pros:

● Low-latency performance.
● Snapshots for backups and data recovery.
● Customizable performance options.

Cons:

● Must be attached to an EC2 instance.


● Region-specific unless using snapshots for replication.

4. AWS Storage Gateway

Key Features:

● Hybrid cloud storage service that connects on-premises environments with AWS.
● Modes: File Gateway, Volume Gateway, Tape Gateway.

Pros:

● Seamless integration between on-premises and cloud.


● Reduces on-premises storage costs by offloading to AWS.
● Supports backup and disaster recovery use cases.

Cons:

● Requires on-premises infrastructure.


● Latency may occur depending on network speed.

5. Cross-Region Replication (CRR)


Key Features:

● Automatically replicates S3 objects across regions.


● Provides disaster recovery and data redundancy.

Pros:

● Enhances availability and durability.


● Facilitates compliance with regional regulations.
● Improves performance for globally distributed users.

Cons:

● Increases costs due to replication charges.


● Higher latency for write operations during replication.

Comparison Summary
Service Best For Cost Accessibility

S3 Object storage, backups, archives Low-medium Global

EFS Shared, scalable file storage Medium-hig Multi-instance


h

EBS Low-latency block storage Medium Single EC2


instance

Storage Hybrid storage, on-prem Medium-hig On-prem + Cloud


Gateway integration h

CRR Disaster recovery, global Medium-hig Multi-region


availability h
Availability Zones (AZs)

● Definition:
○ Distinct, isolated locations within a region, designed to provide high
availability and fault tolerance.
○ Each AZ consists of one or more data centers with independent power,
cooling, and networking.

Purpose:

● Ensure fault isolation to minimize the impact of failures.


● Enhance disaster recovery by distributing workloads across multiple AZs.

Remember that AZs provide the foundation for fault-tolerant architectures in AWS, and
leveraging them properly is key for building highly available systems!

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