AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 70

A company wants to use Amazon S3 for the secondary copy of its on-premises dataset. The company would rarely need to access this copy. The storage solution's cost should be minimal.
Which storage solution meets these requirements?

Answer options

• A. S3 Standard
• B. S3 Intelligent-Tiering
• C. S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
• D. S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA)

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA), is designed for data that is accessed less frequently and offers lower costs compared to other options. S3 Standard is too expensive for infrequent access, S3 Intelligent-Tiering is more suitable for data with unpredictable access patterns, and S3 Standard-IA is still costlier than S3 One Zone-IA for rarely accessed data.