Inactive Object Storage Bucket

Service Category

Storage

Cloud Provider

OCI

Service Name

OCI Object Storage

Inefficiency Type

Inactive Storage Resource

Explanation

OCI Object Storage buckets accrue charges based on data volume stored, even if no activity has occurred. Buckets that haven't been read from or written to in months may contain outdated data or artifacts from discontinued projects.

Relevant Billing Model

Charged per GB stored per month, regardless of access frequency.

Detection

Review access logs or object metadata to identify buckets with no recent read/write activity
Confirm whether the bucket serves an archival or active workload purpose
Evaluate organizational retention policies to determine if long-term storage is required
Check for object versioning or lifecycle policies that may be retaining stale data

Remediation

Archive or delete data from inactive buckets after stakeholder confirmation
Apply lifecycle rules to transition or expire infrequently accessed data
Migrate cold data to OCI Archive Storage for reduced cost
Delete unused buckets to stop further storage accrual

Relevant Documentation

Managing Buckets in Object Storage
Object Lifecycle Policies

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