CLF-C02 Question 54
Single answerA company wants to set up a managed service for hosting relational databases without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure. Which AWS service is best suited for this requirement?
- A
Amazon RDS
- B
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
- C
Amazon DynamoDB
- D
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Amazon RDS is designed to simplify the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud. It is a fully managed service, handling tasks like backups, patching, and scaling, which aligns perfectly with the company's need to host relational databases without managing infrastructure.
- A. Correct.
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) is a fully managed service for hosting relational databases, making it the best choice for this requirement.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon EKS is a managed service for running Kubernetes workloads, not for hosting relational databases.
- C. Incorrect.
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service, not suited for hosting relational databases.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon ECS is a managed container orchestration service and does not support hosting relational databases directly.