Cold Storage Retrieval

Cold Storage and Retrieval Times:

>“Like I went to download some of our old episodes and it takes eight hours. You have to request it and then eight hours later you get an email and says, Hey, it's ready.” This illustrates the significant delays involved in retrieving data from cold storage, which is often used for less frequently accessed data due to its lower cost. The process can take up to 24 hours, impacting accessibility.

Cold Storage Process:

>“And that's because they are putting less frequently accessed episodes on cold storage so that it is much cheaper to hold onto.” This explains why cold storage is employed. Lower access frequency justifies the cost savings, and a retrieval process is in place. However, the retrieval process is not elaborated upon.

Bandwidth (Egress) Costs:

>“So storage is one thing to think about, but the other one is to think about bandwidth or often it's referred to as egress. So when your data now needs to leave the server because it is being requested by somebody to download that file, then you also will incur some sort of costs.” Beyond storage, bandwidth is another cost factor to consider. When data is downloaded or leaves the server (egress), costs are incurred. The speaker emphasizes the significance of bandwidth alongside storage expenses.

Free Egress:

>“Now, the kind of interesting thing that has been happening lately is a lot of these cloud storage providers are giving you free egress, which is wild to think. So cloud of layer are two, I just told you, it's three times more expensive than backblaze B2, but it has free egress.” This highlights the recent trend of cloud storage providers offering free egress (bandwidth), which contradicts the usual cost structure. Despite being more expensive for storage, Cloudflare R2 offers free egress, challenging conventional cost considerations.

Example of Egress Costs:

>“Like you think about these websites that offer like NES roms or like I downloaded a couple of wee games when I hacked my weed. ...was like, who's paying to let me download this like six gig file of Wii bowling?” This exemplifies a scenario with high egress costs. Downloading large files like game ROMs raises the question of who bears these costs. This example highlights the practical implications of egress costs, particularly for large files.

*The anecdote underscores the trade-offs