A company needs to securely transfer 50 TB of data to AWS within 2 weeks. The on-premises Site-to-Site VPN to AWS is already 90% utilized. Which AWS service should a solutions architect use to meet these requirements?
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Correct answer: AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized.
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AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized is the most suitable solution. It is designed for large-scale data transfers (petabytes) and can handle the 50 TB requirement within the 2-week timeframe by physically shipping the device to AWS. The existing Site-to-Site VPN being 90% utilized indicates network saturation, making a network-based transfer impractical for such a large volume and tight deadline. AWS DataSync with a VPC
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