AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02) — Question 191

A global manufacturing company plans to migrate the majority of its applications to AWS. However, the company is concerned about applications that need to remain within a specific country or in the company's central on-premises data center because of data regulatory requirements or requirements for latency of single-digit milliseconds. The company also is concerned about the applications that it hosts in some of its factory sites, where limited network infrastructure exists.

The company wants a consistent developer experience so that its developers can build applications once and deploy on premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid architecture. The developers must be able to use the same tools, APIs, and services that are familiar to them.

Which solution will provide a consistent hybrid experience to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Migrate all applications to the closest AWS Region that is compliant. Set up an AWS Direct Connect connection between the central on-premises data center and AWS. Deploy a Direct Connect gateway.
• B. Use AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized devices for the applications that have data regulatory requirements or requirements for latency of single-digit milliseconds. Retain the devices on premises. Deploy AWS Wavelength to host the workloads in the factory sites.
• C. Install AWS Outposts for the applications that have data regulatory requirements or requirements for latency of single-digit milliseconds. Use AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized devices to host the workloads in the factory sites.
• D. Migrate the applications that have data regulatory requirements or requirements for latency of single-digit milliseconds to an AWS Local Zone. Deploy AWS Wavelength to host the workloads in the factory sites.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because AWS Outposts provide a fully managed service that allows applications requiring low latency and compliance to run on-premises while using the same AWS services and APIs. Option A does not meet the requirement for local data processing, and option B uses Snowball Edge for storage instead of compute, which is less suitable for applications needing immediate processing. Option D suggests AWS Local Zone, which may not provide the same level of control and customization as Outposts.