SAP-C02 Question 626
Single answerYour organization is deploying a critical web application on AWS. The application requires minimal manual intervention for deployments and should automatically scale based on traffic. Additionally, the team wants to focus on application development and delegate infrastructure management to AWS as much as possible. Which service would be the most appropriate to host this application?
- A
Amazon EC2 with Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing
- B
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- C
Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate
- D
Amazon Lightsail
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The scenario requires a service that minimizes manual intervention, automatically scales based on traffic, and allows the team to focus on application development. AWS Elastic Beanstalk meets all these requirements by providing an easy-to-use platform for deploying and managing web applications while handling the underlying infrastructure automatically.
- A. Incorrect.
While Amazon EC2 with Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing provides flexibility and scalability, it requires significant effort to set up and manage the infrastructure, which goes against the requirement to minimize manual intervention.
- B. Correct.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is designed to automate infrastructure management, scaling, and deployment, allowing the team to focus on application development. This aligns with all the requirements in the scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate offloads infrastructure management for containerized applications, but setting up and managing the containerized application requires more effort compared to AWS Elastic Beanstalk, which directly supports web applications with minimal manual setup.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon Lightsail is a simplified offering for smaller-scale deployments and lacks advanced scaling capabilities, making it unsuitable for the given requirements.