SAA-C03 Q19 · Database

Question

How can DynamoDB data be made available for long-term analytics with minimal operational overhead?

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**Option A: Configure DynamoDB incremental exports to S3** is correct because:

1. **Native managed feature**: DynamoDB Export to S3 is a fully managed, built-in capability that requires **zero custom code or infrastructure**. You simply configure it from the DynamoDB console, CLI, or API.

2. **Incremental exports**: Introduced in 2023, incremental exports allow you to export only the data that has changed since the last export. This is ideal for ongoing analytics pipelines — you get fresh data without re-exporting the entire table each time.

3. **No impact on table performance**: Exports read from DynamoDB's point-in-time recovery (PITR) snapshots, meaning they consume **zero read capacity units (RCUs)** from your table. Your production workload is unaffected.

4. **Minimal operational

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