A company requires a cloud storage solution for their archival data, which will be accessed infrequently but must be retained for compliance purposes. The data consists of large image files totaling several terabytes. Which type of cloud storage should be provisioned for the most cost-effective solution?
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Set up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) system to store the image files.
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Configure a Storage Area Network (SAN) using Fibre Channel for the archival data.
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Provision block storage with high IOPS for each image file.
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Utilize object storage with an appropriate long-term storage tier to manage costs.
Object storage is the correct answer because it is designed for storing large amounts of unstructured data. It is highly durable and available, and it's generally more cost-effective for archival purposes where data is not frequently accessed, making it ideal for long-term storage of compliance data. Block storage is typically used for databases and high-performance workloads where data needs to be accessed and modified at a block level, which is not necessary for archival purposes and is more expensive for this use case. File storage, such as NAS, is great for shared data access but usually comes with a higher cost than object storage and is more suited to active file sharing rather than archival storage. SAN provides high performance and reliability but is typically overkill and too costly for archival purposes.
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