A company is migrating a Windows-based application to AWS. The application relies on a shared file system using the SMB protocol and integrates heavily with Microsoft Active Directory for access control.<br/><br/>Which AWS storage service is the MOST appropriate choice?

Answer options:

Amazon EFS

Amazon FSx for Lustre

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

Amazon S3

How to approach this question

Match 'Windows', 'SMB', and 'Active Directory' to the correct file storage service.

Full Answer

C.Amazon FSx for Windows File Server✓ Correct

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage that is accessible over the industry-standard Service Message Block (SMB) protocol. It integrates natively with Microsoft Active Directory.

Common mistakes

Choosing EFS for Windows workloads.

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