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8. SRM for S3

☁️ AWS Responsibilities​

AWS is responsible for securing and maintaining the global S3 storage infrastructure, ensuring durability, availability, and compliance across all regions.

  • Managing physical infrastructure (data centers, hardware, networking)
  • Ensuring 11 nines (99.999999999%) durability
  • Maintaining high availability and fault tolerance (can sustain loss of two facilities)
  • Performing infrastructure security, patching, and access control for AWS personnel
  • Ensuring compliance with global standards (ISO, SOC, PCI, etc.)

👩‍💻 Your Responsibilities​

You are responsible for the configuration, protection, and management of your S3 data and buckets.

  • Configuring S3 Versioning, Bucket Policies, and Replication
  • Managing Logging, Monitoring, and Storage Classes
  • Enabling encryption at rest and in transit
  • Controlling access permissions (IAM, ACLs, Access Points)
  • Validating compliance and data lifecycle policies for your organization