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Glacier

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Definition

AWS long-term archival storage service for data you rarely access. Like putting old documents in a warehouse - cheaper to store but takes time to retrieve.

Real-World Example

A company stores old employee records in Glacier for compliance, accessing them only when legally required.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All are low-cost, long-term object storage options designed for rarely accessed data. They trade cheaper storage for slower retrieval times and, in some cases, retrieval fees and minimum storage durations. AWS implements Glacier as S3 storage classes (e.g., S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, S3 Glacier Deep Archive) managed through the S3 API.

AWS
Amazon S3 Glacier (S3 Glacier storage classes)
AZ
Azure Blob Storage Archive access tier
GCP
Google Cloud Storage Archive storage class
OCI
OCI Object Storage Archive tier

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