SAA-C03 Q265 · Storage

Question

A company wants to store a large amount of data as objects for analytics and long-term archiving. Resources from outside AWS need to access the data. The external resources need to access the data with unpredictable frequency. However, the external resource must have immediate access when necessary. The company needs a cost-optimized solution that provides high durability and data security. Which solution will meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

**Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering** is the ideal solution because it satisfies every requirement:

1. **Large amount of data as objects** → S3 is purpose-built for object storage at scale.

2. **Analytics and long-term archiving** → S3 Intelligent-Tiering automatically moves data across tiers including Frequent Access, Infrequent Access, Archive Instant Access, Archive Access, and Deep Archive Access tiers.

3. **Access from outside AWS** → S3 objects are accessible via HTTPS URLs, presigned URLs, or S3 API endpoints. External resources can access data without being inside an AWS network.

4. **Unpredictable frequency** → This is the **key signal** for Intelligent-Tiering. It monitors access patterns per object and automatically moves objects between tiers. No retrieval fees when objects are

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