AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 854

The fastest way to load 300 TB of data to AWS is _____.

Answer options

• A. to directly upload all data to S3 over a dedicated 100 Mbps connection
• B. to use AWS Import/Export Snowball
• C. to use VM Import/Export
• D. to zip all the data and then upload to S3

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Transferring 300 TB of data over a 100 Mbps connection (with or without compression) would take several months, making online transfer highly impractical. AWS Import/Export Snowball bypasses network limitations by using physical, secure appliances to ship massive datasets directly to AWS data centers. VM Import/Export is incorrect as it is specifically designed for migrating virtual machine images rather than general bulk data storage.