AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 470

A company is relocating its data center and wants to securely transfer 50 TB of data to AWS within 2 weeks. The existing data center has a Site-to-Site VPN connection to AWS that is 90% utilized.
Which AWS service should a solutions architect use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS DataSync with a VPC endpoint
• B. AWS Direct Connect
• C. AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized
• D. AWS Storage Gateway

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized is the ideal solution for transferring tens of terabytes of data offline when network bandwidth is limited or highly utilized. Utilizing the existing VPN connection with AWS DataSync or AWS Storage Gateway is not feasible because the VPN is already at 90% utilization. Additionally, establishing a new AWS Direct Connect connection typically takes much longer than the required two-week timeframe.