SAP-C02 Question 585
Select 2A company is planning to migrate hundreds of terabytes of on-premises data to Amazon S3. The data transfer must be secure, cost-effective, and completed within a few weeks. The on-premises location has limited internet bandwidth, making online transfer infeasible. Which AWS services should the company use to accomplish this migration?
- A
AWS Snowball
- B
AWS DataSync
- C
AWS Snowmobile
- D
Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration
- E
AWS Transfer Family
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
In this scenario, the company needs to migrate hundreds of terabytes of data securely and cost-effectively, but limited internet bandwidth makes online transfer infeasible. AWS Snowball is the most appropriate solution for such large-scale data migration when using physical devices. AWS Snowmobile, while designed for even larger migrations, can also be used for this scenario if faster transfer is required. Other options like AWS DataSync and S3 Transfer Acceleration rely on internet connectivity, which is not suitable here, and AWS Transfer Family is not intended for this use case.
- A. Correct.
AWS Snowball is a physical device designed for secure and cost-effective transfer of large amounts of data to AWS. It is suitable for the scenario where internet bandwidth is limited, and it can handle hundreds of terabytes of data.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS DataSync is designed for online data transfers over high-speed internet connections. Since the scenario specifies limited internet bandwidth, this option is not suitable.
- C. Correct.
AWS Snowmobile is designed for extremely large-scale data migrations, such as petabyte or exabyte-scale transfers. While it is overkill for hundreds of terabytes, it is still a viable option for this scenario, especially if the data transfer needs to be completed quickly.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration is used to improve transfer speeds for data uploads to S3 over the internet. It is not suitable for scenarios with limited internet bandwidth.
- E. Incorrect.
AWS Transfer Family is used for managed file transfers over protocols like SFTP, FTPS, or FTP. It is not intended for large-scale data migrations like the one described in the scenario.