Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Cloud Storage Rapid Bucket (Rapid storage class)
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Cloud Storage Rapid Bucket (Rapid storage class) is Amazon S3 Express One Zone; on Azure, Premium block blob storage accounts.
About Cloud Storage Rapid Bucket (Rapid storage class)
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Zonal buckets that store objects in the Rapid storage class, colocated with compute for lower latency and higher throughput, with appendable objects. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-latency, high-request-rate object storage | Amazon S3 Express One Zone | Direct match | Premium block blob storage accounts |
Low-latency, high-request-rate object storage Direct match
S3 Express One Zone maps to Cloud Storage Rapid Bucket, which stores objects in the zonal Rapid storage class next to your compute for lower latency and higher throughput.
- Rapid buckets are zonal, like S3 directory buckets in one Availability Zone.
- Objects in Rapid storage are appendable, with one writer at a time.