A company must collect and process 10 TB of data on-site and then transfer it to AWS. The site has intermittent network connectivity. Which AWS service meets these requirements?
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Correct answer: AWS Snowball Edge.
Why this is the answer
AWS Snowball Edge is the correct choice because it is a rugged, portable data transfer device designed for large-scale data migration (up to 100 TB per device) to AWS, especially in environments with intermittent or limited network connectivity. You can collect the 10 TB of data on-site using the device and then ship it to AWS for direct upload to S3. AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is used for migrating databases to AWS, not for general large-scale file data transfer. AWS DataSync is a service for online data transfer between on-premises storage and AWS storage services, but it requires consistent network connectivity, which is not available in this scenario. AWS Backup is a service for centralizing and automating data backup across AWS services, not for initial large-scale data ingestion from on-premises with intermittent connectivity.
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