AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 652

An application is generating a log file every 5 minutes. The log file is not critical but may be required only for verification in case of some major issue. The file should be accessible over the internet whenever required. Which of the below mentioned options is a best possible storage solution for it?

Answer options

• A. AWS S3
• B. AWS Glacier
• C. AWS RDS
• D. AWS RRS

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS RRS is ideal for non-critical, reproducible data because it offers lower redundancy at a reduced cost while maintaining immediate internet accessibility. AWS Glacier is unsuitable due to its retrieval latency, which prevents instant access, while AWS S3 Standard is unnecessarily costly for non-critical logs. AWS RDS is a relational database service and is not designed for storing raw log files.