AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) — Question 16

A media company wants to improve a system that recommends media content to customer based on user behavior and preferences. To improve the recommendation system, the company needs to incorporate insights from third-party datasets into the company's existing analytics platform.
The company wants to minimize the effort and time required to incorporate third-party datasets.
Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Answer options

• A. Use API calls to access and integrate third-party datasets from AWS Data Exchange.
• B. Use API calls to access and integrate third-party datasets from AWS DataSync.
• C. Use Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to access and integrate third-party datasets from AWS CodeCommit repositories.
• D. Use Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to access and integrate third-party datasets from Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR).

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Option A is correct because AWS Data Exchange is designed for easily integrating third-party data with minimal operational overhead. The other options involve services that are not specifically tailored for accessing third-party datasets, leading to more complexity and effort in the integration process.