Amazon S3

Overview

The Amazon S3 component by Edgee enables seamless delivery of analytics events directly to your Amazon S3 buckets from the edge. This solution enables robust, scalable data archiving and further processing without embedding client-side scripts.

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Key Features & Benefits

Features

• JSON Event Transmission: Transmits complete JSON events from Edgee to Amazon S3.
• Flexible Bucket Configuration: Configurable S3 bucket and optional prefix for object organization.
• Multiple Event Support: Supports multiple event types, including Page, Track, and User events.

Benefits

• Scalable Storage: Leverage Amazon S3's virtually unlimited storage capacity.
• Cost-Effective: Pay only for the storage you use with S3's tiered pricing.
• Seamless Integration: Easily integrate with other AWS services like AWS Lambda, Redshift, and Athena for data processing and analysis.

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Use Cases

• Aggregate user behavior events into an S3-backed data lake.
• Automate historic event storage for compliance or audit purposes.
• Pipeline analytics into BI reporting systems such as Power BI or Looker.
• Feed data into downstream ETL workflows via AWS services like Athena or Redshift.

Alternate Use Case Framing

• Data Lakes: Centralize your event data in S3 for comprehensive analytics.
• Real-Time Analytics: Use AWS services to process and analyze events as they arrive.
• Backup and Archiving: Store raw event data for compliance and auditing purposes.

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Additional resources: Amazon S3 Documentation