AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 337

A company is planning to transfer multiple terabytes of data to AWS. The data is collected offline from ships. The company want to run complex transformation before transferring the data.
Which AWS service should a solutions architect recommend for this migration?

Answer options

• A. AWS Snowball
• B. AWS Snowmobile
• C. AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimize
• D. AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimize

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized provides powerful EC2-compatible compute capabilities and GPUs, making it ideal for performing complex, local data processing and transformations in disconnected environments like ships before migration. In contrast, AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized is tailored for high-capacity storage with less processing power, while standard AWS Snowball and AWS Snowmobile do not support the local advanced computing required for these transformations.