storage for large objects — Users may store any type of file in the Tier 3 cloud – images, videos, documents, database backups, archives, and more. The service supports direct uploads for files up to 5 GB, while larger files may be stored using multipart file uploads;

public (and private) storage options — Users may host public files with object storage – for example, images used in web applications or downloadable multimedia content. For additional security, files stored in Tier 3 are flagged as private by default;

geographic redundancy and high availability — Object storage from Tier 3 offers multi-datacenter replication natively, with high availability already built-in;

S3 compatibility — Users familiar with S3 may re-use existing code assets with the Tier 3 object storage service. The company’s API supports service, bucket, and object-level operations. In addition, object storage from Tier 3 is compatible with many S3 file management utilities;

security with key-pair permissions — System administrators may store collections of files in buckets that are protected with unique key-pairs. Admins can simply point-and-click to assign permissions to other users as needed; and

scalability — Object storage from Tier 3 can easily scale to any size desired.