AWS S3 Storage
Amazon
What is AWS S3 Storage?
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a cloud-based object storage service that supports scalable, secure, and high-performance data storage for a wide range of use cases. It offers flexible storage classes, built-in security and compliance features, and automatic scaling to accommodate virtually any volume of data. With high durability, availability, and cost-optimization options, Amazon S3 enables efficient data management and access control for diverse workloads. SDSU faculty can contact the university's IT Division for more information on how to utilize the service's storage capabilities.
Am I Eligible?
| Eligible | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Yes |
| Staff | Yes |
| Students | No |
| Research Students | Yes |
| Faculty Emeriti | Yes |
| Staff Emeriti | No |
| Volunteers | No |
Sensitive Data Storage Support
| Supported | |
|---|---|
| Deidentified | Yes |
| PII 1.0 | Yes |
| PII 2.0 | Yes |
| PII 3.0 | Yes |
| HIPAA/PHI/HITECH | Yes |
| PCI-DSS | Yes |
| CUI/NIST 800-171 | Yes |
| NIST 800-53 | Yes |
How Do I Get It?
List of example tiers of S3 Storage below, along with their recommended usage, retrieval time, and approximate monthly costs for 1 TB (Terabyte):
- S3 Standard
- Recommend Usage: Frequently accessed data; general-purpose storage for active content and applications
- Retrieval Time: Milliseconds
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $23.00
- S3 Intelligent-Tiering
- Recommend Usage: Data with unpredictable or changing access patterns; automatic cost optimization without performance impact
- Retrieval Time: Milliseconds (Frequent/IA); Minutes to hours (Archive tiers, if enabled)
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $23.00 (Frequent tier); lower for other tiers
- S3 Standard-IA
- Recommend Usage: Infrequently accessed data requiring rapid access; suitable for backups and disaster recovery
- Retrieval Time: Milliseconds
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $12.50
- S3 One Zone-IA
- Recommend Usage: Infrequently accessed data that can be recreated if lost; stored in a single Availability Zone
- Retrieval Time: Milliseconds
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $10.00
- S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval
- Recommend Usage: Archive data that needs immediate access; ideal for medical images, news media, and user-generated content archives
- Retrieval Time: Milliseconds
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $10.00
- S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval
- Recommend Usage: Archive data accessed 1-2 times per year; suitable for backups and disaster recovery
- Retrieval Time: Expedited: 1-5 minutes; Standard: 3-5 hours; Bulk: 5-12 hours
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $10.00
- S3 Glacier Deep Archive
- Recommend Usage: Long-term archive and digital preservation; data accessed less than once a year
- Retrieval Time: Standard: 12 hours; Bulk: 48 hours
- Approx. Monthly Cost for 1 TB: $10.00
To learn more about AWS S3 Storage and how to gain access, please select Submit a Support Ticket below and navigate to Service Portal > Request a Service > Research > Fill out Research Cyberinfrastructure Consultation page.
