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A company is designing a new document collaboration application on AWS. The application requires a shared file system that can be mounted by multiple Amazon EC2 instances simultaneously. Additionally, the company needs a durable, low-cost object storage solution to store static website assets that are served directly to users. Which two AWS storage services should the company select for these workloads?

  1. Amazon EFSAnswer
  2. Amazon S3Answer
  3. C
    Amazon EBS
  4. D
    Amazon EC2 Instance Store
  5. E
    Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Answer

Amazon EFS and Amazon S3
Amazon EFS is correct because it provides a shared, serverless file system that multiple EC2 instances can mount simultaneously. Amazon S3 is correct because it is a highly durable, low-cost object storage service designed for storing and serving static assets directly to users over the web.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the storage requirements for the shared file system.
Amazon EFS provides a fully managed, shared file system that can be mounted concurrently by multiple EC2 instances.
This satisfies the requirement for a shared file system accessible by multiple instances.
2
Identify the storage requirements for the static website assets.
Amazon S3 provides durable, low-cost object storage suitable for serving static assets directly via the web.
This satisfies the requirement for an object storage solution for static website assets.

Key Concept

Selecting appropriate AWS storage services based on access patterns (shared file vs. object storage vs. block storage).
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AWS Storage Services

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