AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 119

Which AWS service should be used to migrate a company's on-premises MySQL database to Amazon RDS?

Answer options

• A. AWS Direct Connect
• B. AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS)
• C. AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
• D. AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT)

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is specifically designed to facilitate the migration of databases to AWS services, making it the ideal choice for this scenario. While AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated network connection, and AWS Server Migration Service is focused on server migrations rather than database migrations, AWS Schema Conversion Tool assists in converting database schemas but does not perform the actual migration.