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    Exploring S3 Features using Scenarios

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 16 steps |
    • 2 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

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    Type **S3** in the search bar and click on **S3** to view the S3 Dashboard

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    **What is Amazon S3?** Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable object storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. S3 offers high availability, durability, and security for data storage needs.

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    On the S3 dashboard, select the bucket with the Name **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes**

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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to create S3 Bucket<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_S3_Bucket_and_Exploring_the_UI__0TFMdpbkQvS6jOisdkQjeA>

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    **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes** wizard will open, click on the **Management** tab

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    Scroll to the **Inventory configurations** section

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    **What is Inventory configurations in AWS?** Inventory configurations in AWS typically refer to the setup and management of inventory collection within AWS Config. AWS Config is a service that enables you to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources. Inventory configurations specifically pertain to the collection of detailed configuration information about your AWS resources.

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    Click on the **Create inventory configurations** button on the right side

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    **Create inventory configuration** wizard will open, give the **Inventory configuration** name as "**my-inventory**"

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    Scroll to the **Inventory scope** section, under the **Prefix** section type "**reports**" in the textbox

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    Scroll to the **Report details** section, choose the option **This account** radio button

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    On the **Destination** section, click on **Browse S3** button

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    **Choose destination to save inventory report** wizard will open, select the bucket with the Name **my-aws-bucket-in28minutes**

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    Click on **Choose path** button on the right side

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    Scroll to the **Output format** section and select the "**Apache Parquet**" radio button

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    **What are the 3 Output formats?** 1. **CSV (Comma-Separated Values)**: - CSV is a widely used format for tabular data. It's simple, human-readable, and easy to generate and parse. 2. **Apache ORC (Optimized Row Columnar)**: - ORC is a columnar storage format developed for Hadoop. It's optimized for high-performance and efficient data processing. 3. **Apache Parquet**: - Parquet is another columnar storage format designed for big data processing frameworks like Hadoop and Spark. Like ORC, Parquet stores data in a columnar fashion, enabling efficient compression and query performance.

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    Scroll to the **Inventory report encryption** section and select the **Do not specify an encryption key** radio button **Note:** For this demo, we're utilizing the default encryption provided by Amazon S3

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    **What is Inventory report encryption?** Inventory report encryption in AWS typically refers to the encryption of the reports generated by AWS Config's inventory feature. AWS Config allows users to collect detailed information about the configurations of their AWS resources, and this information is stored in reports