Amazon S3 Storage Classes, Amazon Web Services, 2024 (Amazon Web Services) - Detailed overview of Amazon S3's tiered storage model, outlining the different classes, their use cases, and cost/access trade-offs, which are representative of major cloud providers.
Cloud FinOps: Collaborative, Real-Time, Decision Making, J.R. Storment, Mike Fuller, 2023 (O'Reilly Media) - A book providing a framework for managing cloud costs, including strategies for optimizing data storage and transfer expenses, relevant for building sustainable AI systems.
Apache Parquet, The Apache Software Foundation, 2024 - Official website and documentation for Apache Parquet, a columnar storage format widely used in big data ecosystems for its efficiency in storage and analytical queries, directly reducing data costs.