What is Accelerated Cloud Storage?
Accelerated Cloud Storage (ACS) is an object storage service specifically engineered for generative AI workloads, enabling users to access their data freely across any cloud platform at any time. The platform maintains vendor neutrality to prevent lock-in, allowing organizations to select the most suitable cloud environment for each workload while ensuring seamless data mobility and interoperability.
ACS offers a transparent pricing structure with a free tier for initial exploration and pay-as-you-go options that scale with growing AI demands. The service distinguishes itself by eliminating egress fees entirely, covering regional data transfer, region-to-region transfer, and internet data transfer without hidden costs. This approach provides significant cost savings compared to traditional cloud storage providers, particularly for AI applications with high data access requirements.
Features
- Zero Egress Fees: No charges for regional, region-to-region, or internet data transfer
- Vendor-Neutral Storage: Avoids cloud lock-in by working with any cloud platform
- Transparent Pricing: Clear cost structure with free tier and pay-as-you-go options
- AI-Optimized Infrastructure: Built specifically for generative AI workloads
- Scalable Storage: Grows with AI workload demands from free to enterprise levels
Use Cases
- Storing training data for AI models
- Managing datasets for generative AI applications
- Hosting AI-generated content and outputs
- Backing up AI project files across multiple clouds
- Serving as data infrastructure for machine learning pipelines
FAQs
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What happens if I receive unexpected traffic?
ACS offers to discuss refunds for unexpected traffic due to attacks resulting in surprisingly large bills. Users should contact [email protected]. -
Do you charge for unauthorized access?
ACS does not charge for unauthorized requests to buckets and objects, including error responses like 400 Bad Request, 403 Forbidden, and 500 Internal Server Error. -
How is data storage calculated over a period of a month?
ACS measures storage in binary gigabytes (GB) where 1 GB equals 2^30 bytes. Storage costs are calculated using GB/month based on peak storage consumption during the billing period.
