SAA-C03 Question 242
Single answerA media company is building a cloud-based video streaming platform. They need a scalable storage solution for storing large video files that are accessed frequently by users all over the world. The solution should also support metadata tagging for managing the files efficiently. Which AWS storage type is the most suitable for their use case?
- A
Amazon S3
- B
Amazon EBS
- C
Amazon EFS
- D
AWS Storage Gateway
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The company's use case involves storing large video files with global accessibility and metadata tagging. Amazon S3 is the best choice because it is an object storage service designed for scalability, metadata management, and high availability across different regions. Other options, like Amazon EBS and EFS, are designed for different types of storage workloads, and AWS Storage Gateway is not applicable to this scenario.
- A. Correct.
Amazon S3 is an object storage solution that is highly scalable and designed for storing large volumes of data like video files. It supports metadata tagging and provides global availability, making it ideal for this use case.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon EBS is a block storage solution designed for use with EC2 instances. It is not designed for large-scale, global access or metadata tagging of files, making it a poor fit for this scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
Amazon EFS is a file storage solution that supports scalable, distributed file systems. While it is suitable for certain workloads, it is not optimized for storing large video files for global access like Amazon S3.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid storage solution for integrating on-premises environments with AWS cloud storage. It is not designed for direct, scalable storage of large video files accessed globally.