Cold data holds significant value for regulatory compliance, audits, legal necessities, and disaster recovery, even though it's not frequently accessed. Archiving is a strategic approach that enables businesses to manage this data efficiently, balancing cost, scalability, and performance. This presentation will highlight key features of leading cloud-based archival systems like AWS S3/Glacier, Azure Archive Storage, Google Cloud Storage, etc. We’ll delve into asynchronous data access on archives and the role of staging data in this process.