Which AWS storage solutions are suitable for data archiving?

Amazon S3 Glacier is specifically designed for data archiving and long-term storage. It offers cost-effective storage options for data that is infrequently accessed, making it ideal for compliance and other archival needs. Users can store large amounts of data at a significantly lower cost compared to other storage classes, which is a key factor for effective archiving solutions. Glacier provides the ability to retrieve data when necessary, although retrieval times can vary depending on the retrieval option selected. This alignment with the principles of data archiving makes it the most suitable choice.

While Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering offers automatic tiering of data based on access patterns, it is not primarily focused on archiving and is better suited for balancing costs based on usage without manual management. Amazon EBS is designed for block storage and is typically used for data that requires frequent access, in connection with EC2 instances, rather than for long-term archiving. AWS Snowball, on the other hand, is a data transport solution used for transferring large amounts of data to and from AWS, not specifically for archiving, even though it can assist in the movement of data that may later be archived in a solution like S3 Glacier.