AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - Working with Glacier

The video tutorial explains Amazon Glacier, a storage class of S3 designed for archiving bulk data at low cost. It highlights Glacier's durability and resiliency but notes its slow access speed. The tutorial covers creating and archiving to a Glacier vault using the AWS CLI, emphasizing the importance of enabling notifications for inventory updates and retrieval success. It also demonstrates the process of uploading archives and verifying their presence, stressing the need for patience due to Glacier's once-a-day inventory update.

What happens during the inventory process in Glacier?

Describe the process of uploading an archive to Glacier using the CLI.

What challenges might users face when verifying the success of an archive upload in Glacier?

How can users automatically archive data to Glacier from S3?