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Amazon S3 Metadata now supports existing objects and reduces price by up to 33%

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Amazon has expanded S3 Metadata capabilities to support existing objects and reduced pricing by 33%.

  • Now supports metadata creation and management for all existing S3 data
  • Creates two Apache Iceberg tables: a journal table and a live inventory table
  • Journal table tracks near real-time changes like object uploads, deletions, and lifecycle transitions
  • Live inventory table provides an up-to-date view of all objects in an S3 bucket
  • Queryable through SQL using services like Amazon Athena, EMR, and open-source tools
  • Currently available in US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), and US West (Oregon)
  • Pricing reduced to make change tracking and backfilling more cost-effective

The update enables easier data discovery and management for S3 storage users.

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