AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 Practice Question
A company is designing a new application that requires a cost-effective storage solution for system backups and archival data. The backups will be retrieved infrequently and are not subject to strict performance requirements. Which AWS storage solution aligns MOST closely with these needs?
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) with lifecycle management
Amazon S3 Glacier is designed for long-term backup and archival storage with infrequent access patterns. It provides cost-efficient storage pricing and is most closely aligned with the requirement for storing backups and archival data that are infrequently accessed. Amazon EBS volumes are suited for block-level storage and are not optimized for infrequent access or archival purposes. Amazon EFS provides file storage solutions that can scale automatically, but it is more expensive than Amazon S3 Glacier for archival use cases. Amazon S3 Standard offers high durability, availability, and performance object storage for frequently accessed data, making it less cost-effective for archival storage when compared to Glacier.
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