A company plans to use an Amazon Snowball Edge device to move files into AWS. Which Snowball Edge–related activity is provided at no charge?
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Correct answer: Importing data from the Snowball Edge device into Amazon S3.
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Importing data from a Snowball Edge device into Amazon S3 is provided at no charge. This is a key benefit of the Snowball family of services, as it encourages data ingress into AWS. Using the Snowball Edge appliance for up to 10 days is incorrect because while there is a service fee per job, the first 10 days of on-site usage are included in that fee, not "at no charge" separately. Copying data out of Amazon S3 onto the Snowball Edge device is incorrect because data transfer out of S3 incurs standard S3 data transfer charges. Paying for daily use of the Snowball Edge appliance after the initial 10 days is incorrect because daily charges apply after the initial 10 days of on-site usage.
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