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AWS Storage Services

April 5, 2026

Complete Storage Portfolio

10+ storage services for every use case.

Storage Classification

Object Storage:
S3 Standard/IA/Glacier/Outposts

Block Storage:
EBS (gp2/gp3/io1/io2)
Instance Store (ephemeral)

File Storage:
EFS (file system)
FSx (Windows/Linux)

Archive:
S3 Glacier Flexible/Deep Archive

Hybrid:
Storage Gateway (file/gateway/tape)

Durability Matrix

S3: 99.999999999% (11 9s)
EBS: 99.8-99.999%
EFS: 99.999999999%
Glacier Deep Archive: 99.999999999%

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