Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Cloud Storage Autoclass
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Cloud Storage Autoclass is Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering; on Azure, Blob Storage smart tier.
About Cloud Storage Autoclass
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Moves each object between storage classes automatically based on access, with Nearline or Archive as the configurable coldest class. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic access-based tiering | Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering | Direct match | Blob Storage smart tier |
Automatic access-based tiering Direct match
S3 Intelligent-Tiering maps to Autoclass, which moves each object between storage classes based on access.
- Autoclass is enabled per bucket; the coldest class it uses is Nearline by default and can be set to Archive.
- Objects move back to Standard when accessed.