A company is storing data that will not be frequently accessed in the AWS Cloud. If the company needs to access the data, the data needs to be retrieved within 12 hours. The company wants a solution that is cost-effective for storage costs for each gigabyte. Which Amazon S3 storage class will meet these requirements?
- AS3 Standard
- BS3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval (correct answer)
- CS3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA)
- DS3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
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The correct answer is B. Option B: S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval
Explanation
Amazon S3 Glacier offers low-cost archival storage for infrequently accessed data. Amazon S3 provides durable, scalable object storage that is fully managed. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.