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Inside the AWS Storage Assessment: How intelligent analysis replaces guesswork
A completed storage assessment looks simple: an AWS Storage service recommended per workload, capacity and performance recommendations, and cost. This post walks through the analysis of how we go from analyzed data to right-sizing on AWS. In Part 1 of this series, we covered what an AWS Storage Assessment delivers: service recommendations, right-sized configurations, and […]
Planning data protection before migration: How AWS Storage Assessments model backup and disaster recovery costs
Data Protection and disaster recovery is an important part of any migration. Customers often only consider this once they have already migrated, which increases budgets beyond the initial estimate. The AWS Storage Assessment solves this: the same source telemetry that sizes your primary storage also produces your data protection costs. No additional data collection, no […]
How Precisely transforms user experience with AI agents using Amazon S3 Vectors
At Precisely, the team is reimagining the user experience for its Data Integrity Suite by adding a conversational interface powered by AI agents to the traditional UI. With this enhancement, users can interact with the platform more naturally and intuitively (asking questions, making requests, and exploring data assets through dialogue) while still benefiting from the […]
Enable zero-copy access to AWS services on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with Amazon S3 Access Points
Semiconductor verification teams run thousands of simulation jobs every night using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. A large verification environment can generate logs from 100,000 or more test executions per night. A single regression cycle produces simulation logs, compilation logs, and scheduler logs. For a regression with dozens of failures, manual triage typically takes 45–60 […]
Flexibly control Amazon S3 Object Lock retention based on real business events
Immutability is a foundational data protection control, protecting data in place against unintended changes and deletions by authorized users, and changes by unauthorized users. In many cases, however, it isn’t clear at the time data is written how long it needs to stay immutable, or when that period should begin. A signed contract might need […]
How Nearmap built continental-scale aerial search using Amazon S3 Vectors
Nearmap captures high-resolution aerial imagery across populated areas of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand several times a year, at resolutions as fine as 1.5 inches. More than 10,000 customers globally use these images to assess insurance portfolios, size solar arrays, and track construction sites. Since 2007, Nearmap has completed more than 35,000 […]
Securing backup data against modern threats with AWS Backup
Enterprises face an evolving spectrum of threats to their backup data. From ransomware attacks that encrypt production systems and target recovery points, to accidental deletions by well-meaning administrators, to full account compromises that put every resource at risk, organizations can no longer assume that traditional backup approaches will keep their data recoverable. When backup infrastructure […]
How Turso built a transactional database using Amazon S3 Express One Zone
Turso is a transactional, cloud database platform built on SQLite, serving developers and enterprises that need lightweight, high-density databases at the edge and in the cloud. Because each database is just a file, a single Turso compute node can host millions of them with no cold start. Turso delivers these databases in a Bring Your […]
Unlocking data residency use cases with Amazon S3 in AWS Local Zones
Organizations running workloads in metros and geographies far from major cloud infrastructure need scalable, fully managed object storage, but regulations or business requirements mandate that data stays within specific national or metropolitan boundaries. This is particularly true for financial services, healthcare, and public sector, where compliance frameworks not only dictate where primary data resides but […]
How Vanderbilt University scales digital archive discovery with Amazon S3 Metadata
Managing massive digital collections is hard. When you’re preserving decades of historical content and adding new materials daily, making that content discoverable matters more than the storage itself. Vanderbilt University Library discovered this firsthand while managing their extensive digital archives, including the renowned Vanderbilt Television News Archive (VTNA). Amazon S3 Metadata accelerates data discovery by […]



