Amazon S3 Express One Zone introduces support for S3 Inventory

Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a high-performance storage class designed for latency-sensitive applications, has announced its support for S3 Inventory. This feature offers a scheduled alternative to the synchronous List API of S3, allowing users to generate comprehensive reports on either a daily or weekly basis. These reports detail the stored objects within an S3 directory bucket or those with a specific prefix, including their metadata and encryption status.

S3 Inventory is designed to streamline business workflows and enhance big data operations, while also enabling users to verify the encryption status of their objects to comply with business, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Users can configure the inventory reports using the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or the S3 API, selecting either a daily or weekly schedule. The reports can cover all objects within an S3 directory bucket or a specific subset of objects under a shared prefix.

Configuration options for S3 Inventory include specifying a destination S3 bucket for the reports, choosing the output file format (CSV, ORC, or Parquet), and selecting the necessary object metadata for business needs. This metadata may include details such as object name, size, last modified date, storage class, multipart upload flag, and encryption status.

The S3 Inventory feature for S3 Express One Zone is available across all AWS Regions where this storage class is offered. For detailed pricing information, users are encouraged to visit the S3 pricing page. Additional information can be found in the S3 Inventory documentation.