Global service, accessible from anywhere. Public service, unlimited data, multi-user.

S3 objects

Like file. Key: koala.jpg (like file name) value: content being stored (0-5TB)

S3 buckets

Created in separate region. Needs to be globally unique. 3-63 chars, all lower case, no underscore. starts with number or lower case. can’t be like ip address (1.1.1.1) Buckets (100 per account/1000 hard limit) Unlimited objects in bucket. Bucket created in region never leaves that region. Data sovereignty. Rules/Laws of that particular region apply. Flat structure (Everything stored at root level) Folder structure can be named like and S3 shows it like so: /old/koala.jpg koala1.jpg

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