AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 149

A company is moving an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud. The company must migrate 50 petabytes of file storage data to AWS with the least possible operational overhead.

Which AWS service or resource should the company use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Snowmobile
• B. AWS Snowball Edge
• C. AWS Data Exchange
• D. AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Snowmobile is designed for transferring massive amounts of data, such as 50 petabytes, to AWS with minimal operational overhead. In contrast, AWS Snowball Edge is suitable for smaller data transfers, while AWS Data Exchange and AWS DMS are not specifically built for bulk data migration tasks, making them less appropriate for this scenario.