What Are Hot, Warm, Cold, and Archive Storage Tiers, and When Should I Use Each?

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What Are Hot, Warm, Cold, and Archive Storage Tiers, and When Should I Use Each?

Hot, warm, cold, and archive storage tiers are categories of data storage that differ in access speed and cost, ranging from hot storage (fast and for frequently accessed data) to archive storage (slow and low-cost for rarely accessed data).

In other words, data you use often is kept in “hot” storage for quick access, whereas data you hardly ever use is kept in “cold” or “archive” storage to save costs.

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