Definition
Amazon's object storage for files/blobs at exabyte scale.
How it works
11 nines of durability via erasure coding across availability zones; cheap, but not a database — store blobs here, metadata in a DB.
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Common questions
What is S3?
Amazon's object storage for files/blobs at exabyte scale.
How does S3 work?
11 nines of durability via erasure coding across availability zones; cheap, but not a database — store blobs here, metadata in a DB.
What is S3 used for in system design?
11 nines of durability via erasure coding across availability zones; cheap, but not a database — store blobs here, metadata in a DB.
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