As your S3 storage requirements grow, it gets harder to understand exactly what you have, and this is especially true when it crosses multiple regions. This could have broad implications for ...

For many years, the dominant protocols to access shared storage have been block and file. Block-based access provides the ability, as the name suggests, to update individual blocks of data on a ...

As part of Amazon's AWS service they provide online storage at very low rates via the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). S3 combined with the S3 Amazon Firefox Add-on provide an extremely easy to use ...

Amazon on Monday unveiled a new automated cloud storage tiering capability for handling files that have not been accessed for 30 days. Termed S3 Intelligent-Tiering, it allows users to get the benefit ...

Amazon S3 is a low-cost cloud-based object storage service. This comprehensive guide about Amazon S3 covers pricing details, competitors, and why companies such as Netflix and Tumblr use it. With the ...

More companies than ever are using multiple cloud providers. In this special report, ZDNet provides best practices for managing multiple clouds, and practical advice for picking the right vendors and ...

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It’s worth noting that as of this morning, the Amazon dashboard was showing everything was operating normally. While yesterday’s outage was a big deal for those affected, it’s important to remember ...

Amazon is best known as an online retailer that sells just about anything you can think of. However, it also runs a massive web hosting service called Amazon S3, which stands for Simple Storage ...