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AWS Storage Comparison

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Summary

This lesson compares EBS and S3, two AWS storage services with different characteristics. EBS is high-performance block storage that attaches to instances, while S3 is object storage that is accessed via high-strength HTTP APIs. Understanding the differences helps to choose the right storage according to access patterns and data scale needs.

Key points

EBS: block storage, bound instance, low latency
S3: object storage, accessed via HTTP API, large scale
EBS is limited per AZ, S3 can be accessed from anywhere
Selection is based on access patterns, latency, and scale

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