A company needs to transfer 50 TB of data from their on-premises data center to Amazon S3. Their internet connection is 100 Mbps and is heavily utilized by other applications. They need to complete the transfer within two weeks. <br/><br/>Which solution is the MOST reliable and cost-effective?

Answer options:

Use AWS DataSync over the existing internet connection.

Set up a 1 Gbps AWS Direct Connect connection.

Order an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device to transfer the data.

Use Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration.

How to approach this question

Calculate or estimate transfer time. 50TB over 100Mbps takes too long. Offline transfer is required.

Full Answer

C.Order an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device to transfer the data.✓ Correct

AWS Snowball Edge is a data migration and edge computing device. For large data transfers (terabytes to petabytes) where internet bandwidth is insufficient or too costly, ordering a Snowball device is the standard AWS best practice.

Common mistakes

Choosing DataSync without considering the physical limitations of a 100 Mbps connection.

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