CLF-C02 Question 241
Single answerA company wants to centralize and automate the backup process for its Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon RDS databases, and Amazon EFS file systems. The company also requires compliance monitoring and retention policies for their backups. Which AWS service is best suited for this use case?
- A
AWS Backup
- B
Amazon S3
- C
AWS CloudTrail
- D
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
AWS Backup is the most suitable service for this scenario because it provides centralized backup management, automation, and compliance features for multiple AWS services, including EC2, RDS, and EFS. Other options like Amazon S3 or AWS CloudTrail do not offer the required backup-specific capabilities.
- A. Correct.
AWS Backup is designed to centralize and automate backup tasks for various AWS services, such as EC2, RDS, and EFS. It also supports compliance monitoring, backup policies, and retention management, making it the ideal solution for this use case.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon S3 is a storage service that can store backup data but does not provide centralized backup management, automation, or compliance features specifically designed for services like EC2, RDS, and EFS.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS CloudTrail is a logging and monitoring service for API activity and does not provide backup or recovery capabilities.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution for deploying and managing applications. It is not related to backup or recovery.