Glacier deep archive and retrieval pricing fix (#729)

Added Deep Archive, removed outdated pricing caveats on standard glacier retrievals.
open-guides · Oct 20, 2019 · c4beeaa · c4beeaa
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@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ Glacier
 -	**Glacier** is a lower-cost alternative to S3 when data is infrequently accessed, such as for archival purposes.
 -	It’s only useful for data that is rarely accessed. It generally takes [3-5 hours](https://aws.amazon.com/glacier/faqs/#dataretrievals) to fulfill a retrieval request.
 -	AWS [has not officially revealed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Glacier#Storage) the storage media used by Glacier; it may be low-spin hard drives or even tapes.
+-	AWS has released an even more cost effective storate tier called [Glacier Deep Archive](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-s3-storage-class-glacier-deep-archive/) that offers ~12 hour retrieval latencies, but costs roughly a thousand dollars per month per petabyte. 
 
 ### Glacier Tips
 
@@ -1225,7 +1226,6 @@ Glacier
 
 -	🔸Getting files off Glacier is glacially slow (typically 3-5 hours or more).
 -	🔸Due to a fixed overhead per file (you pay per PUT or GET operation), uploading and downloading many small files on/to Glacier might be very expensive. There is also a 32k storage overhead per file. Hence it’s a good idea is to archive files before upload.
--	🔸Glacier’s pricing policy is reportedly pretty complicated: “Glacier data retrievals are priced based on the peak hourly retrieval capacity used within a calendar month.” Some more info can be found [here](https://medium.com/@karppinen/how-i-ended-up-paying-150-for-a-single-60gb-download-from-amazon-glacier-6cb77b288c3e#.wjl4dbgza) and [here](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10921365).
 -	💸Be aware of the per-object costs of archiving S3 data to Glacier. [It costs $0.05 per 1,000 requests](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/). If you have large numbers of S3 objects of relatively small size, [it will take time to reach a break-even point](https://alestic.com/2012/12/s3-glacier-costs/) (initial archiving cost versus lower storage pricing).
 
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