Amazon S3 is a fundamental object storage service within AWS that replicates data across 3 availability zones automatically, allows up to 5TB object size, and mandates globally unique bucket names.
Essential S3 commands include getting AWS identity, listing buckets, checking bucket contents, and moving objects between buckets.
Different storage classes like S3 Standard, S3 Standard-IA, S3 Intelligent Tiering, S3 One Zone-IA, and Glacier options cater to varying data access needs and costs.
Security features in Amazon S3 include encryption options like SSE-S3, access control through bucket policies and pre-signed URLs, and pro tips for efficient S3 management.