AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 96

A company wants to run a hybrid workload for data processing. The data needs to be accessed by on-premises applications for local data processing using an
NFS protocol, and must also be accessible from the AWS Cloud for further analytics and batch processing.
Which solution will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Use an AWS Storage Gateway file gateway to provide file storage to AWS, then perform analytics on this data in the AWS Cloud.
• B. Use an AWS Storage Gateway tape gateway to copy the backup of the local data to AWS, then perform analytics on this data in the AWS cloud.
• C. Use an AWS Storage Gateway volume gateway in a stored volume configuration to regularly take snapshots of the local data, then copy the data to AWS.
• D. Use an AWS Storage Gateway volume gateway in a cached volume configuration to back up all the local storage in the AWS cloud, then perform analytics on this data in the cloud.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because an AWS Storage Gateway file gateway provides the necessary file storage capabilities to enable NFS access for on-premises applications while simultaneously allowing data to be analyzed in the AWS Cloud. Options B, C, and D do not meet the requirement of using NFS for local data processing, and they either focus on backup or snapshot solutions that do not facilitate direct file access as needed.