Good names reduce future confusion
Bucket names tend to live for a long time, so they should be predictable, readable, and stable enough for automation and application configuration.Recommended naming pattern
Use names that communicate:- Product or team
- Environment
- Data purpose
payments-prod-uploadscore-staging-backupsmedia-public-assets
Naming habits to avoid
- Generic names that do not indicate ownership
- Names tied to temporary internal project codenames
- Buckets shared across unrelated workloads with no clear reason