
Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval now offers up to 85% faster Standard retrieval times when using S3 Batch Operations, enabling customers to restore archived data within minutes instead of 3-5 hours at no additional cost.


<div><p>This article announces faster Standard retrievals for Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, improving restore times by up to 85% at no additional cost.</p><ul><li>Standard retrieval times reduced from 3-5 hours to typically minutes using S3 Batch Operations</li><li>Faster restores automatically apply when using S3 Batch Operations with Standard tier</li><li>Improved throughput allows restoration of billions of objects containing petabytes of data</li><li>S3 Batch Operations enables large-scale batch restore jobs with manifest files</li><li>Feature available in all AWS Regions including GovCloud and China at no extra cost</li><li>Customers charged only for S3 Batch Operations and data retrieval fees</li></ul><p>This enhancement enables faster data access from cold storage archives for media transcoding, backup restoration, ML training, and historical data analysis without additional charges.</p></div>


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