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AWS SAP-C02 · Question 18 · Domain 4.3: Migration Strategy

A company is migrating a large on-premises data warehouse to Amazon Redshift. The data size is 500 TB. The company has a 1 Gbps internet connection, which is heavily utilized. The migration must be completed within 2 weeks. Which combination of steps should the architect take? (Select TWO)

Answer options:

A.

Use AWS DataSync over the existing internet connection to transfer the data.

B.

Order multiple AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices to transfer the data.

C.

Establish a new 10 Gbps AWS Direct Connect connection for the transfer.

D.

Use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to extract the data locally to the Snowball devices.

E.

Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to replicate the data directly to Redshift.

F.

Use Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose to stream the data to Redshift.

How to approach this question

Calculate transfer times and identify offline migration tools.

Full Answer

Order multiple AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices to transfer the data., Use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to extract the data locally to the Snowball devices.
Offline data transfer using AWS Snowball Edge is required due to bandwidth and time constraints. AWS SCT integrates with Snowball to extract data warehouse data locally.

Common mistakes

Choosing online transfer methods (DataSync, DMS) without calculating the math.

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