AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty — Question 146

A company has multiple data workflows to ingest data from its operational databases into its data lake on Amazon S3. The workflows use AWS Glue and Amazon
EMR for data processing and ETL. The company wants to enhance its architecture to provide automated orchestration and minimize manual intervention.
Which solution should the company use to manage the data workflows to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Glue workflows
• B. AWS Step Functions
• C. AWS Lambda
• D. AWS Batch

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Step Functions is the correct choice as it provides the necessary orchestration capabilities to automate and manage workflows efficiently. AWS Glue workflows are more focused on ETL processes, while AWS Lambda and AWS Batch are better suited for executing smaller tasks or batch jobs rather than orchestrating complex workflows.