What you'll learn

When working in Amazon S3 it’s easy to go with the defaults and store objects without considering cost optimization, this often leads to organizations spending more money than they should. In this course, Optimizing Data Storage with Amazon S3 Glacier, you’ll learn to work with S3 Glacier to optimize the storage costs of your objects in S3 while maintaining the objects' availability, durability, and importantly, security. First, you’ll explore the cost benefits of working with Amazon S3 Glacier and how to work with Glacier using S3 storage classes and Glacier vaults. Next, you’ll discover how to automate object archival using lifecycle policies and how to perform S3 Glacier retrieval tasks. Finally, you’ll learn how to monitor and troubleshoot S3 Glacier and your retrieval tasks. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Amazon S3 Glacier needed to become a valuable member of your organization's cloud storage team.