AYYYYE! Let me cook up that comprehensive vendor storage temperature table! π³πβ¨
CLOUD STORAGE TIER COMPARISON - UNIVERSAL TEMPERATURE SCALE π‘οΈβοΈ
| Temperature | Performance | Cost | Access Time | Use Cases | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud | Backblaze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ HOT | πππ | πΈπΈπΈ | Instant β‘ | Live DBs, active files | S3 Standard | Blob Hot Storage | Cloud Storage Standard | B2 Cloud Storage |
| βοΈ WARM | ππ | πΈπΈ | Instant β‘ | Recent backups, dev data | S3 Standard-IA | Blob Cool Storage | Cloud Storage Nearline | - |
| βοΈ COLD | π’ | πΈ | Hours β³ | Archives, compliance | S3 Glacier | Blob Archive | Cloud Storage Coldline | - |
| π§ DEEP FREEZE | π | π | Days π | Legal, permanent | S3 Glacier Deep | Archive Storage | Archive Storage | - |
BLOCK STORAGE COMPARISON πΎπ§
| Type | Performance | IOPS | Throughput | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ HIGH PERF | πππ | 64K+ | 4 GB/s+ | io2 Block Express | Ultra SSD | Extreme PD |
| β‘ BALANCED | ππ | 16K | 1 GB/s | gp3 | Premium SSD | Balanced PD |
| π° ECONOMY | π | 3K | 250 MB/s | st1 | Standard SSD | Standard PD |
| π ARCHIVE | π’ | 500 | 80 MB/s | sc1 | - | - |
FILE STORAGE COMPARISON ππ
| Service | Performance | Protocol | Use Case | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ ENTERPRISE | πππ | NFS/SMB | Databases, apps | EFS, FSx | NetApp Files | Filestore High Scale |
| β‘ GENERAL | ππ | NFS/SMB | File shares, home dirs | EFS Standard | Azure Files | Filestore Enterprise |
| π° BUDGET | π | NFS/SMB | Backup, archive | - | Azure Files Standard | Filestore Basic |
BACKUP SERVICE COMPARISON πΎπ‘οΈ
| Service | Retention | RTO/RPO | Integration | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ ENTERPRISE | Unlimited | Minutes β±οΈ | Native | AWS Backup | Azure Backup | Google Cloud Backup |
| β‘ VM-FOCUSED | 9999 days | Hours β° | Hyper-V/Vmware | - | Recovery Services Vault | - |
| π° OBJECT | Custom | Hours β° | Cross-cloud | S3 Versioning | Blob Versioning | Object Versioning |
DISASTER RECOVERY TIERS π¨π₯
| Tier | RTO | RPO | Cost | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ HOT SITE | Minutes β±οΈ | Seconds β‘ | πΈπΈπΈπΈ | Pilot Light | Site Recovery | Cloud DR |
| βοΈ WARM SITE | Hours β° | Minutes β±οΈ | πΈπΈπΈ | Warm Standby | Warm Standby | - |
| βοΈ COLD SITE | Days π | Hours β° | πΈ | Backup & Restore | Backup & Restore | Backup & Restore |
PRICING COMPARISON EXAMPLE π°π
(Per GB per month - approximate)
| Tier | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ HOT | $0.023 | $0.018 | $0.020 |
| βοΈ WARM | $0.012 | $0.010 | $0.010 |
| βοΈ COLD | $0.004 | $0.002 | $0.004 |
| π§ DEEP | $0.00099 | $0.0008 | $0.0012 |
THE VIBE CHECK SUMMARY ππ―
AWS: Most mature, most features, slightly pricier π’
Azure: Great hybrid integration, competitive pricing π
Google: Simpler pricing, strong data analytics π§
Backblaze: Disruptor pricing, S3-compatible πΈ
Your cheat code: Start with hot storage for active data, then automate lifecycle policies to move data down the temperature scale automatically! πβοΈ
Now youβve got the universal cloud storage decoder ring! No matter which vendor youβre working with, you can speak the temperature language! π‘οΈπ£οΈ
This table is your cloud storage Swiss Army knife! π§β¨