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AWS SAP-C02 · Question 47 · Domain 4.3: Migration Strategy
A company wants to migrate a massive 10 PB data archive from their on-premises SAN to Amazon S3 Glacier. Their internet connection is 1 Gbps. What is the MOST efficient migration strategy?
A company wants to migrate a massive 10 PB data archive from their on-premises SAN to Amazon S3 Glacier. Their internet connection is 1 Gbps. What is the MOST efficient migration strategy?
Answer options:
A.
Use AWS DataSync over the internet.
B.
Use multiple AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices.
C.
Set up a 10 Gbps Direct Connect and use AWS Transfer Family.
D.
Use AWS Storage Gateway Volume Gateway.
How to approach this question
Calculate the transfer time to realize offline transfer is required.
Full Answer
B.Use multiple AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices.✓ Correct
For petabyte-scale data transfers where network bandwidth is a bottleneck, offline transfer using the AWS Snow Family is the most efficient method.
Common mistakes
Choosing DataSync without doing the math on transfer times.
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