Q14 — AWS SAA-C03 Ch.12

Question 14 of 100 | ← Chapter 12

Q814. A company has 150 TB of archived image data stored on-premises that needs to be moved to the AWS Cloud within the next month. The company current network connection allows up to 100 Mbps uploads for this purpose during the night only.What is the MOST cost-effective mechanism to move this data and meet the migration deadline?

Correct Answer: B. Order multiple AWS Snowball devices to ship the data to AWS.

Explanation

Given the requirement to move 150 TB of archived image data to the AWS Cloud within the next month using a network connection that allows up to 100 Mbps uploads during the night only, the most cost-effective mechanism to meet the migration deadline is:B. Order multiple AWS Snowball devices to ship the data to AWS.\1. AWS Snowball is a data transfer service that enables the secure and efficient transfer of large amounts of data to and from AWS. It is designed to handle data migration in situations where the available network bandwidth is limited or the data size is too large for online transfer.\2. By ordering multiple AWS Snowball devices, you can physically ship them to your on-premises location and use them to transfer the archived image data. AWS Snowball devices have high-capacity storage and are optimized for secure and efficient data transfer.\3. Once the data is loaded onto the Snowball devices, they can be shipped back to AWS where the data is uploaded to the desired AWS storage service, such as Amazon S3, in the cloud.Using AWS Snowball devices in this scenario provides a cost-effective solution that overcomes the limitations of the limited network connection and allows for efficient data transfer without incurring high data transfer costs or potentially missing the migration deadline.Here's why the other options are not the best fit for the given requirements:A. AWS Snowmobile is a massive data transfer service designed for exabyte-scale data transfers. It is typically used for moving extremely large amounts of data (multiple petabytes) and is not cost-effective or suitable for transferring 150 TB of data.C. Enabling Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration may improve the data transfer speed, but it incurs additional data transfer costs. Given the limited network connection speed, the cost of accelerated transfers may not be justifiable, and it may not meet the migration deadline within the month.D. Creating an Amazon S3 VPC endpoint and establishing a VPN to upload the data would still rely on the limited network connection speed and would not significantly improve the data transfer rate. Additionally, it may require additional configuration and management overhead.Therefore, the most cost-effective mechanism to move 150 TB of archived image data to the AWS Cloud within the next month, considering the limited network connection, is:B. Order multiple AWS Snowball devices to ship the data to AWS.