As the volume of data you store in S3 increases, gaining a clear understanding of your resources becomes more challenging, particularly when your data spans multiple geographical regions. This often requires administrators to develop custom solutions to achieve the necessary insight. AWS addressed this challenge this week with the introduction of Amazon S3 Storage Lens, a new service designed to provide comprehensive understanding of intricate S3 storage environments.

This tool delivers analytics that enable you to monitor activity throughout your S3 object storage deployments and respond effectively when required. According to a recent company blog post, “This represents the initial cloud storage analytics solution offering comprehensive, organization-wide visibility into object storage, featuring metrics captured at specific moments in time, trend analysis, and practical suggestions for improvement,” the company stated.

The service presents a collection of 29 metrics within a dashboard interface, assisting you in “detecting irregularities, pinpointing opportunities for cost reduction, and implementing optimal data protection strategies,” as explained by the company. IT professionals can obtain an overview of their storage infrastructure and investigate specific cases as needed, for example, when an issue demands immediate attention. The product includes a pre-configured default dashboard, but administrators also have the flexibility to build personalized dashboards and export S3 Lens data for use with other Amazon services.

Organizations managing extensive storage needs—potentially encompassing thousands or even tens of thousands of S3 storage instances—that previously relied on improvised methods to monitor their systems can now benefit from a unified, consolidated view.

S3 Storage Lens is currently available across all AWS regions, the company announced.