AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 491

A local agency plans to deploy 500 Raspberry Pi devices throughout a city. All the devices need to be managed centrally, and their configurations need to be consistent.
What is the BEST service for managing these devices?

Answer options

• A. AWS Config
• B. AWS Systems Manager
• C. Amazon Inspector
• D. AWS Service Catalog

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Systems Manager is the ideal service for this scenario because it supports managing hybrid environments and edge devices, including Raspberry Pi, via the Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) to maintain consistent configurations. AWS Config is used for compliance auditing and tracking configuration changes rather than active device management. Amazon Inspector is a security assessment service, and AWS Service Catalog is designed for managing catalogs of approved IT services rather than administering physical hardware.