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Domain 3.1: Storage PerformanceS3PerformanceNetworking

AWS SAA-C03 · Question 42 · Domain 3.1: Storage Performance

A company needs to upload 100 GB files to an Amazon S3 bucket from locations around the world. The uploads are currently taking too long over the public internet. What is the MOST effective way to speed up these uploads?

Answer options:

A.

Use AWS Direct Connect.

B.

Enable S3 Transfer Acceleration on the bucket.

C.

Use Amazon CloudFront to cache the uploads.

D.

Use AWS Snowball.

How to approach this question

Match 'global uploads to S3' and 'speed up' to S3 Transfer Acceleration.

Full Answer

B.Enable S3 Transfer Acceleration on the bucket.✓ Correct
Enable S3 Transfer Acceleration on the bucket.
Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration enables fast, easy, and secure transfers of files over long distances between your client and an S3 bucket. It takes advantage of Amazon CloudFront's globally distributed edge locations.

Common mistakes

Choosing CloudFront directly. While S3TA uses the CloudFront network, S3TA is the specific feature you enable on the bucket.

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