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| Feature | 🔥 Hot Storage | ❄️ Cold Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Frequent, fast access | Infrequent, archival access |
| Access speed | Very fast (ms to sec) | Slower (minutes to hours) |
| Cost | Higher storage cost | Much cheaper per GB |
| Use cases | Active data, real-time apps, dashboards | Backups, historical logs, compliance data |
| Examples (Cloud) | Amazon S3 Standard, Google Cloud Storage Standard | Amazon Glacier, Google Coldline/Archive |
| Durability | Usually same (11 9s, etc.) | Same durability, but slower retrieval |
| Availability (SLA) | Higher | Lower |
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