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AWS SAA-C03 · Question 43 · Domain 3.2: Compute Performance

A company needs to run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs. The jobs are packaged as Docker containers. The company wants a service that will dynamically provision the optimal quantity and type of compute resources (e.g., CPU or memory optimized instances) based on the volume and specific resource requirements of the submitted jobs. Which service should be used?

Answer options:

A.

Amazon EMR

B.

AWS Batch

C.

Amazon ECS

D.

AWS Lambda

How to approach this question

Match 'batch computing jobs', 'Docker containers', and 'dynamically provision optimal compute' with AWS Batch.

Full Answer

B.AWS Batch✓ Correct
AWS Batch
AWS Batch enables developers, scientists, and engineers to easily and efficiently run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs on AWS. AWS Batch dynamically provisions the optimal quantity and type of compute resources (e.g., CPU or memory optimized instances) based on the volume and specific resource requirements of the batch jobs submitted.

Common mistakes

Choosing ECS. While Batch uses ECS under the hood, Batch provides the queueing and dynamic instance selection logic required by the prompt.

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