A company is migrating a Windows file server to AWS. The file server is heavily integrated with their on-premises Active Directory and uses SMB. They want a fully managed AWS service that supports these requirements. Which service should they choose?

Answer options:

Amazon EFS

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway)

Amazon S3

How to approach this question

Match 'Windows', 'SMB', and 'Active Directory' to the storage service.

Full Answer

B.Amazon FSx for Windows File Server✓ Correct

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage that is accessible over the industry-standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. It integrates natively with Microsoft Active Directory.

Common mistakes

Choosing EFS for Windows workloads.

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