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A company wants to extend its on-premises file storage capacity to the AWS Cloud. The solution must allow local applications and users to access frequently used files with minimal latency by caching them locally, while automatically backing up all data to Amazon S3. Which AWS storage service best meets these requirements?

  1. AWS Storage GatewayAnswer
  2. B
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
  3. C
    Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
  4. D
    AWS Snowball

Answer

AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway is designed for hybrid cloud storage configurations. By deploying a local software appliance on-premises, it can cache frequently accessed data locally for low-latency access while durably storing all data in Amazon S3.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the business requirements for storage location and performance.
The company requires a hybrid cloud solution that caches data on-premises for low-latency access while storing the primary copy in the cloud.
Identifying that the deployment is hybrid and needs local caching points to AWS Storage Gateway.
2
Evaluate the capabilities of the available AWS storage services against these requirements.
AWS Storage Gateway bridges on-premises environments with AWS cloud storage (S3) using local caching. EBS, EFS, and Snowball do not offer native on-premises caching.
Comparing service characteristics confirms that AWS Storage Gateway is the correct fit.

Key Concept

AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that gives you on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage.
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