AWS claims 90% vector cost savings with S3 Vectors GA, calls it 'complementary' - analysts split on what it means for vector databases

Despite the aggressive cost claims and dramatic scale improvements, AWS is positioning S3 Vectors as a complementary storage tier rather than a direct replacement for specialized vector databases.
Computer Weekly

AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced vector storage for its S3 cloud object storage – S3 Vectors – in a move it claims will reduce the cost of uploading, storing and querying vectorised data in AI ...
InfoQ

Amazon S3 Vectors Reaches GA, Introducing "Storage-First" Architecture for RAG

AWS has announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Vectors, increasing per-index capacity forty-fold to 2 billion ...
InfoQ

AWS Adds Intelligent-Tiering and Replication for S3 Tables

Tiering and cross-region replication for S3 Tables to automate cost optimization and data availability for Apache Iceberg ...