AWS Bites 124. S3 Performance
May 30, 2024
Discover essential tips to enhance performance when using Amazon S3 at scale. Learn about multipart uploads and efficient file management strategies. Explore the importance of data prefixes for organizing and optimizing operations. Delve into advanced network performance optimization techniques, including transfer acceleration and the use of CloudFront. Finally, uncover how to leverage S3 select and data science tools to streamline data retrieval for analytics. These insights provide developers with practical strategies to maximize S3's capabilities.
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S3 Under the Hood
- S3's distributed nature and data redundancy across availability zones ensure durability and scalability.
- Understanding this underlying mechanism helps optimize performance.
Concurrency for Large Files
- Leverage concurrency for large file uploads and downloads using multi-part uploads and byte-range fetches.
- Chunk files and process them concurrently for faster transfer speeds.
Distribute Load Across Namespaces
- Spread the load across different key namespaces to avoid throttling, especially at scale.
- Monitor for 503 errors, which may indicate namespace or partition limits.