Amazon S3 Metadata now supports metadata for all your S3 objects
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AWS has introduced expanded metadata support for Amazon S3, enabling complete visibility and querying of metadata across all existing S3 objects.
- S3 Metadata now offers live inventory tables that provide a comprehensive snapshot of objects and their metadata
- Journal tables track near real-time changes like uploads, deletions, and metadata updates
- Tables can be queried using SQL-based tools like Amazon Athena
- Useful for analytics, cost optimization, auditing, and governance
- Pricing starts at $0.30 per million updates for journal tables
This new feature simplifies metadata management and enables more efficient data exploration and processing for large-scale storage environments.
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