G’Day @Jason_Tulloch,
I appreciate you raising your concern but could you please provide a brief on what your current issue is? Unfortunately, the thread has added multiple concerns to the same topic heading.
Could you confirm the issue is loading the AWS S3 package in the function and it times out before you are able to perform any operation?
Could you share the comparable timings for both AWS S3 and 3rd party services for uploading your images?
The 3rd party service is available until the end of the year.
I look forward to your response.
Best,
Henna 