A data engineer is designing a hybrid data orchestration workflow that uses both on-premises and cloud resources and wants to prioritize portability and open-source tools. Which service should be used in both environments?
Choose an answer
Tap an option to check your answer.
Correct answer: Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (Amazon MWAA).
Why this is the answer
Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (Amazon MWAA) is the correct choice because Apache Airflow is an open-source workflow management platform widely used for orchestrating complex data pipelines. Its open-source nature ensures portability, allowing the same workflows to run on-premises and in the cloud (via MWAA). This aligns perfectly with the requirement for both portability and open-source tools in a hybrid environment. AWS Data Exchange is a data marketplace, not a workflow orchestration service. Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) is a fully managed workflow service but is not open-source and lacks the broad community support and portability of Airflow. AWS Glue is an extract, transform, and load (ETL) service, not a general-purpose workflow orchestrator for hybrid environments.
Pass your exam — without the endless answer hunt
Get every verified question and explanation for this exam in one place, and save hours of prep. 1,000+ certifications · 20+ languages · free to start.
Pass your exam faster → No card needed