Buckets

Data residency zones: S3 directory buckets explained

S3 Directory Buckets anchor data to a single Availability Zone, eliminating cross-border replication risks for strict residency mandates.

Jul 29, 2026 Alex Kumar 13 min read

Scoped API tokens for R2: limit bucket access

Learn how scoped tokens restrict operations to specific buckets, replacing legacy keys to limit exposure during Cloudflare authentication workflows.

Jul 19, 2026 Alex Kumar 13 min read

CloudFront distribution: stop S3 latency now

Serving assets from one region traps latency. A CloudFront distribution caches content at the edge, slashing delay versus a lone S3 bucket origin.

Jul 14, 2026 Alex Kumar 16 min read

CloudFront Distributions Need Dedicated S3 Storage

Stop GitHub Pages choking on large files. Learn how S3 buckets and CloudFront create stable delivery for global static assets.

Jul 9, 2026 Alex Kumar 15 min read

Fastly Object Storage: Private Buckets Explained

Fastly Object Storage eliminates egress fees when connected as an origin to a CDN service, fundamentally changing cost structures for edge delivery.

Jul 7, 2026 Alex Kumar 15 min read

Storage buckets: Secure Postgres files with SQL policies

Learn how April 2024 S3 protocol changes let SQL policies govern file access, preventing unauthorized data exposure better than firewalls.

Jul 6, 2026 Marcus Chen 13 min read

Mountpoint version 2: Why sidecars beat host daemons

Mountpoint version 2 moves mounts to sidecar pods, preventing single failures from crashing the entire worker node in EKS clusters.

Jul 6, 2026 Alex Kumar 15 min read

S3 buckets explained: avoid the 5TB object limit

Learn how S3 buckets deliver 99.999999999% durability while avoiding the hidden costs of misconfigured containers and small file overhead.

Jul 3, 2026 Marcus Chen 12 min read

Storage Buckets: Files, Vectors, Analytics

Supabase Storage hits 80,000 unit limits fast. Learn how HNSW indexing and Iceberg buckets optimize vector search and analytics before scaling.

Jun 30, 2026 Alex Kumar 13 min read

Static S3 Provisioning on EKS: What I Learned

Learn why Mountpoint for S3 on EKS requires static provisioning and manual PersistentVolume mapping instead of dynamic allocation.

Jun 26, 2026 Marcus Chen 14 min read

Autonomous storage cuts costs by 30% with AI

Sedai research shows autonomous systems cut storage costs 30% by managing complexity human operators cannot sustain across thousands of buckets.

Jun 26, 2026 Marcus Chen 14 min read

S3 Files beat EFS pricing: Why I'm switching now

Stop paying $0.30 per GB for EFS. S3 Files brings POSIX semantics to buckets, ending the need for fragile data sync pipelines.

Apr 21, 2026 Alex Kumar 16 min read

S3 Files Architecture: Bridging Object and File

Launched April 7, 2026, S3 Files merges object storage with NFS. Learn how to mount buckets on EKS for agentic AI without data duplication.

Apr 21, 2026 Alex Kumar 14 min read

S3 Express Inventory: Fixing Directory Bucket Blind Spots

S3 Express now supports inventory reports at $0.16 per GB. Stop using slow List API calls and get daily CSV metadata for your directory buckets.

Apr 20, 2026 Marcus Chen 13 min read

S3 Files latency: The 1.8s sync reality for AI

We tested S3 Files on April 7, 2026. Updates hit in 1.8s, but new files still lag 30s. Here is the sync math for your ML pipelines.

Apr 9, 2026 Marcus Chen 15 min read

Account regional namespaces fix S3 name clashes

After 18 years, account regional namespaces end global S3 collisions. Learn how to migrate your buckets without the operational friction.

Mar 12, 2026 Alex Kumar 13 min read