A data analyst needs to run ad-hoc SQL queries on CSV files stored in Amazon S3. They want a serverless solution that requires zero infrastructure setup. Which service should they use?

Answer options:

Amazon RDS

Amazon Redshift

Amazon Athena

AWS Glue

How to approach this question

Look for 'serverless SQL on S3'.

Full Answer

C.Amazon Athena✓ Correct

Amazon Athena

Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. Athena is serverless, so there is no infrastructure to manage, and you pay only for the queries that you run.

Common mistakes

Choosing Redshift, which is not serverless (unless using Redshift Serverless, but Athena is the standard answer for ad-hoc S3 queries).

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