AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 419

A solutions architect must provide a fully managed replacement for an on-premises solution that allows employees and partners to exchange files. The solution must be easily accessible to employees connecting from on-premises systems, remote employees, and external partners.
Which solution meets these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Use AWS Transfer for SFTP to transfer files into and out of Amazon S3.
• B. Use AWS Snowball Edge for local storage and large-scale data transfers.
• C. Use Amazon FSx to store and transfer files to make them available remotely.
• D. Use AWS Storage Gateway to create a volume gateway to store and transfer files to Amazon S3.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Transfer for SFTP provides a fully managed, highly available transfer service that integrates directly with Amazon S3, making it easy for external partners and remote employees to exchange files using standard protocols. In contrast, AWS Snowball Edge is designed for offline data migration, while AWS Storage Gateway and Amazon FSx are not optimized for secure, direct file exchanges with external partners.