AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) — Question 629

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 choice for transferring 50 TB of data within 2 weeks when existing network paths are highly utilized, as it provides physical, secure offline data transport. Utilizing network-based transfer methods like AWS DataSync or AWS Storage Gateway is impractical because the existing VPN is already at 90% utilization. Additionally, establishing a new AWS Direct Connect connection cannot typically be completed within the required two-week timeframe.