AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 331

A company has a workload that requires data to be collected, analyzed, and stored on premises. The company wants to extend the use of AWS services to run on premises with access to the company network and the company's VPC.

Which AWS service meets this requirement?

Answer options

• A. AWS Outposts
• B. AWS Storage Gateway
• C. AWS Direct Connect
• D. AWS Snowball

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to virtually any on-premises facility or co-location space for a truly consistent hybrid experience. AWS Storage Gateway is used for hybrid cloud storage integration, AWS Direct Connect provides dedicated network connections to AWS, and AWS Snowball is primarily for offline data migration and edge computing.