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AWS SAA-C03 · Question 54 · Domain 4.1: Storage Cost Optimization
A hospital needs to retain patient records for 10 years to meet regulatory compliance. The records are rarely accessed after the first year, but if needed, a retrieval time of 12 hours is acceptable. Which Amazon S3 storage class is the MOST cost-effective for long-term retention?
A hospital needs to retain patient records for 10 years to meet regulatory compliance. The records are rarely accessed after the first year, but if needed, a retrieval time of 12 hours is acceptable. Which Amazon S3 storage class is the MOST cost-effective for long-term retention?
Answer options:
A.
S3 Standard-IA
B.
S3 One Zone-IA
C.
S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval
D.
S3 Glacier Deep Archive
How to approach this question
Match '10 years', 'rarely accessed', and '12 hours acceptable' with the cheapest storage class: Glacier Deep Archive.
Full Answer
D.S3 Glacier Deep Archive✓ Correct
S3 Glacier Deep Archive
Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive is Amazon S3's lowest-cost storage class and supports long-term retention and digital preservation for data that may be accessed once or twice in a year. It has a standard retrieval time of 12 hours.
Common mistakes
Choosing Glacier Flexible Retrieval. While cheap, Deep Archive is cheaper and perfectly fits the 12-hour retrieval allowance.
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