Key Takeaways:
- New AWS Feature Announcement – AWS now allows direct integration of AWS WAF with Amplify Hosting for simplified security management.
- Comprehensive Web Protection – Prevents SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other common vulnerabilities with AWS-managed rules.
- Comprehensive Web Protection – Prevents SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other common vulnerabilities with AWS-managed rules.
- Expert DevOps Support – ScaleNova’s specialists help configure AWS WAF and other security tools to ensure seamless cloud protection.
Amazon S3 Express One Zone – Now Even Faster and More Cost-Effective
At AWS re:Invent 2023, Amazon unveiled S3 Express One Zone — a high-performance storage class designed for latency-sensitive applications and frequently accessed data. This single Availability Zone (AZ) solution offers ultra-low latency, delivering consistent single-digit millisecond access times.
With performance up to 10x faster than S3 Standard, S3 Express One Zone supports up to 2 million GET requests per second and 200,000 PUT requests per second per directory bucket. It’s built for demanding use cases such as:
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Real-time data analytics
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Data streaming
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Media rendering and transcoding
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High-performance computing (HPC)
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AI/ML model training
Organizations like Fundrise, Aura, Lyrebird, Vivian Health, and Fetch have already seen measurable improvements in performance and cost-efficiency using this solution.
What’s New? Major Price Cuts and Enhanced Features
Since its launch, AWS has introduced several enhancements to S3 Express One Zone, including:
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S3 Lifecycle support: Automatically expire objects based on age to optimize storage costs
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Append support: Append new data to objects and access them immediately — ideal for log processing and media workflows
And now, starting April 10, 2025, Amazon has announced significant price reductions:
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Storage costs reduced by 31%
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PUT request pricing down by 55%
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GET request pricing slashed by 85%
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Data transfer charges cut by 60%, now applying to all transferred bytes, not just portions exceeding 512 KB
At ScaleNova, we continuously evaluate new cloud innovations to help our clients unlock faster, smarter, and more cost-effective infrastructure. Need help integrating S3 Express One Zone into your architecture? Let’s talk.
