AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Topic 1 Question 49

Question

A company stores call transcript files on a monthly basis. Users access the files randomly within 1 year of the call, but users access the files infrequently after 1 year. The company wants to optimize its solution by giving users the ability to query and retrieve files that are less than 1-year-old as quickly as possible. A delay in retrieving older files is acceptable. Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. The correct answer is B. Option B: Store individual files in Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Use S3 Lifecycle policies to move the files to S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval after 1 year. Query and retrieve the files that are in Amazon S3 by using Amazon At... Amazon S3 Glacier offers low-cost archival storage for infrequently accessed data. S3 Intelligent-Tiering automatically moves objects between tiers to optimize cost with no operational effort. S3 Lifecycle policies automatically transition or expire objects to control storage cost. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Question 49