AWS S3 is widely viewed as inexpensive, effectively unbounded object storage. In this case study, that is exactly how it behaved - with the caveat that the data storage decisions our team took cost us close to 40x more than they should have, and a lifecycle policy decision nearly exploded into a $7.2 million bill whilst trying to stop the cost bleed.
How a simple S3 design decision turned into a $7M cost
The hidden tax of 1.5 trillion objects and why your lifecycle policies might be a financial time bomb.
