AWS claims 90% vector cost savings with S3 Vectors GA, calls it 'complementary' - analysts split on what it means for vector databases

Despite the aggressive cost claims and dramatic scale improvements, AWS is positioning S3 Vectors as a complementary storage tier rather than a direct replacement for specialized vector databases.
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AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced vector storage for its S3 cloud object storage – S3 Vectors – in a move it claims will reduce the cost of uploading, storing and querying vectorised data in AI ...
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Storage technology explained: What is S3 and what is it good for?

While on-premise object storage is a minority interest, relatively speaking, object storage in the cloud is huge. It is its natural home, and AWS’s S3 is the big beast that roams there. While it’s ...