This article demonstrates how Commvault Backup and Recovery integrates with Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes to enable faster data restores while maintaining low storage costs.

• S3 Batch Operations reduces restore times by up to 85% compared to individual API calls
• S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval restores now complete in 30 minutes (vs. 3-5 hours previously)
• S3 Glacier Deep Archive restores now complete in 9 hours (vs. 12 hours previously)
• Commvault Combined Storage Tier pins metadata to instant-access storage for optimal performance
• Implementation requires enabling S3 Batch Operations and configuring proper AWS IAM permissions
• Solution supports EC2, EKS, and other AWS workloads with automated discovery via resource tags
• Cost-effective alternative to EXPEDITED retrieval without requiring provisioned capacity units

Organizations can now store long-term archival data in ultra-low-cost S3 Glacier while achieving faster recovery times, eliminating the trade-off between storage cost and data accessibility.