Question 1

A hospital needs to retain patient records for 10 years to meet regulatory compliance. The records are rarely accessed after the first year, but if needed, a retrieval time of 12 hours is acceptable. Which Amazon S3 storage class is the MOST cost-effective for long-term retention?

Accepted Answer

Match '10 years', 'rarely accessed', and '12 hours acceptable' with the cheapest storage class: Glacier Deep Archive.

Question 2

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Choosing Glacier Flexible Retrieval. While cheap, Deep Archive is cheaper and perfectly fits the 12-hour retrieval allowance.

A hospital needs to retain patient records for 10 years to meet regulatory compliance. The records are rarely accessed after the first year, but if needed, a retrieval time of 12 hours is acceptable. Which Amazon S3 storage class is the MOST cost-effective for long-term retention?

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