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A tactical guide to cutting AWS costs fast—combining 10 proven AWS tools with Archil’s S3-backed, infinite local disk to shrink infrastructure spend, extend runway, and boost efficiency without slowing product velocity.

This guide compares AWS EFS and its cloud storage alternatives—Azure Files, GCP Filestore, Oracle, and Archil—highlighting differences in scalability, performance, and cost to help teams choose the best managed NFS solution for their workloads.

Understand AWS EBS volume types, pricing, and cost-optimization strategies—learn how to choose the right storage class, manage performance, and reduce your AWS bill effectively.

Compare Amazon S3 Express One Zone and caching solutions like Archil—discover when to use high-performance S3 storage vs. dynamic, cost-efficient caching for ultra-low-latency workloads.

Optimize Amazon S3 performance with key prefix scaling, S3 Transfer Acceleration, and multi-part uploads to achieve faster throughput, lower latency, and global reliability at any scale.

Set up Jupyter on AWS EC2 with S3 and Archil to build a high-performance, cloud-native analytics environment—mount S3 as a local file system for instant, code-free data access and faster analysis.

Learn why tools like s3fs struggle to make S3 behave like a true file system—and how Archil delivers a faster, reliable, POSIX-like alternative built for modern, cloud-native performance.

Learn how to host and scale your WordPress site on AWS using Archil—mount S3 as a local file system for faster performance, simple deployment, and cost-efficient cloud storage without the complexity.

Discover how Amazon S3 Vectors brings vector-native storage to the cloud—and how Archil complements it by delivering local-speed, real-time access to vector data for next-generation AI workflows.

Compare AWS EBS vs EFS vs S3—and learn how Archil bridges them by turning S3 into a high-performance, mountable file system that delivers local-disk speed with cloud-scale flexibility.

Stop wasting time with aws s3 sync — learn how Archil lets you mount Amazon S3 as a live, POSIX file system for instant access, faster performance, and lower costs.

Learn the key differences between data lakes, data warehouses, and hybrid solutions—and how to choose the right architecture for analytics, scalability, and real-time insights.

As companies scale, AWS EBS’s costs and performance limits become clear. Alternatives like Ceph, GlusterFS, and caching layers offer more flexibility and speed. Modern architectures—like Archil’s—combine object storage with caching to deliver faster, more scalable cloud data access.

S3 Intelligent Tiering auto-optimizes storage costs by moving data across access tiers based on usage—no retrieval fees, no latency impact, and up to 95% savings. Ideal for large, infrequently accessed files. Not worth it for tiny or short-lived objects.

Lustre is a high-performance distributed file system built for HPC: fast, parallel, and scalable. But as cloud-native, elastic workloads rise, its rigid, server-centric design raises questions about fit in the modern data stack.

Amazon EFS and S3 serve different needs—EFS offers shared file system access with low latency, while S3 is built for scalable, low-cost object storage. This article compares performance, pricing, and use cases, and introduces Archil as a hybrid solution that blends S3’s affordability with file system speed.

Confused about when to use Amazon S3 vs EBS? This in-depth guide compares AWS storage options—performance, pricing, latency, throughput, and real-world use cases—to help you choose the right fit for your application. Learn how cloud-native apps, databases, and AI workloads benefit from the right blend of EBS and S3, plus discover automated caching solutions for maximum speed and savings.

Compare Amazon FSx file systems—Windows, Lustre, ONTAP, OpenZFS—and discover when modern storage alternatives like Archil deliver better performance.

Discover the pros and cons of serverless vs. Kubernetes for modern cloud architecture. Learn when to use each, how to handle persistent storage, and how Archil bridges the gap for scalable, high-performance data access.