AWS Service – Amazon S3 Glacier

Source: Dev.to

Service Overview

• Amazon S3 Glacier is a secure, low‑cost archival storage service.
• Ideal for rarely accessed data and long‑term data retention.
• Integrated with the Amazon S3 ecosystem.

Key Features

• Extremely low storage cost
• Designed for long‑term backups
• High durability (99.999999999 %)
• Data encrypted at rest & in transit
• Multiple storage classes (Glacier, Deep Archive)
• Supports lifecycle policies from S3
• Scalable for large volumes of data

AWS Category / Cloud Domain

AWS Category: Storage Services

Cloud Domain:

• Cloud Storage
• Backup & Archival
• Disaster Recovery

Where It Fits in Cloud / DevOps Lifecycle

• Backup & restore stage
• Disaster recovery planning
• Storage of old application logs
• Archiving CI/CD pipeline artifacts
• Compliance & audit data storage
• Cost optimization in cloud lifecycle

Programming Language / Access Methods

• AWS Management Console
• AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)
• AWS SDKs (Python Boto3, Java, Node.js, Shell scripts)
• Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Terraform)

Pricing Model

• Pay‑as‑you‑go pricing
• Very low storage cost
• Retrieval cost varies by access speed
• Extra charges for early deletion
• No upfront or fixed fees