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Amazon S3 storage classes: One zone-IA

Amazon S3 storage classes: One zone-IA

- [Presenter] Want infrequent access pricing, but need even lower costs? What if you could save an additional 20% by storing data in a single availability zone? Introducing S3 One Zone-IA, the most cost-effective infrequent access option. But what makes One Zone-IA different? Unlike standard IA, which replicates your data across multiple availability zones for redundancy, One Zone-IA stores everything in a single availability zone. This architectural difference means you get 20% lower costs than standard IA, but with an important trade-off. If that zone experiences a failure, your data could be lost. That's why One Zone-IA is perfect for reproducible data, secondary backup copies, or any data that you can afford to lose or recreate. It's maximum savings for non-critical storage. Let's see One Zone-IA in action. When setting up a lifecycle rule or uploading directly, you'll see One Zone-IA as the most economical IA option.…

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