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A solutions architect is using Amazon S3 to design the storage architecture of a new digital media application. The media files must be resilient to the loss of an Availability Zone. Some files are accessed frequently while other files are rarely accessed in an unpredictable pattern. The solutions architect must minimize the costs of storing and retrieving the media files.
Which storage option meets these requirements?

  • A. S3 Standard
  • B. S3 Intelligent-Tiering
  • C. S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
  • D. S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA)
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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123jhl0
Highly Voted 2 years, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
"unpredictable pattern" - always go for Intelligent Tiering of S3 It also meets the resiliency requirement: "S3 Standard, S3 Intelligent-Tiering, S3 Standard-IA, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive redundantly store objects on multiple devices across a minimum of three Availability Zones in an AWS Region" https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/DataDurability.html
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Buruguduystunstugudunstuy
Highly Voted 2 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
The storage option that meets these requirements is B: S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering is a storage class that automatically moves data to the most cost-effective storage tier based on access patterns. It can store objects in two access tiers: the frequent access tier and the infrequent access tier. The frequent access tier is optimized for frequently accessed objects and is charged at the same rate as S3 Standard. The infrequent access tier is optimized for objects that are not accessed frequently and are charged at a lower rate than S3 Standard. S3 Intelligent Tiering is a good choice for storing media files that are accessed frequently and infrequently in an unpredictable pattern because it automatically moves data to the most cost-effective storage tier based on access patterns, minimizing storage and retrieval costs. It is also resilient to the loss of an Availability Zone because it stores objects in multiple Availability Zones within a region.
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Buruguduystunstugudunstuy
2 years, 3 months ago
Option A, S3 Standard, is not a good choice because it does not offer the cost optimization of S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Option C, S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA), is not a good choice because it is optimized for infrequently accessed objects and does not offer the cost optimization of S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Option D, S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA), is not a good choice because it is not resilient to the loss of an Availability Zone. It stores objects in a single Availability Zone, making it less durable than other storage classes.
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Gizmo2022
Most Recent 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
I am going to choose B. S3 Intelligent-Tiering - Perfect use case when you don't know the frequency of access or irregular patterns of usage.
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Tjazz04
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Key phrase: Some files are accessed frequently while other files are rarely accessed in an unpredictable pattern. Always use S3 Intelligent-Tiering for unpredictable access patterns.
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PaulGa
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Ans B - Intelligent Tiering: cost effective, optimised by access frequency
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DavidNgTan
8 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
S3 intelligent tiering support 3 layer, frequent access, infrequent access and rarely access data. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/intelligent-tiering-overview.html
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lofzee
10 months, 1 week ago
Unpredictable pattern equals intelligent tiering
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JohnZh
12 months ago
unpredictable pattern == S3 IA (Intellgent Tiering, not Infrequent access though)
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awsgeek75
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Unpredictable pattern = Intelligent tiering
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A_jaa
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Answer-B
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bujuman
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
The right answer due to "unpredictable pattern"
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ddement0r
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B because intelligent tiering is what we choose when we don’t have a pattern
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Ruffyit
1 year, 5 months ago
Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering is a storage class that automatically moves data to the most cost-effective storage tier based on access patterns. It can store objects in two access tiers: the frequent access tier and the infrequent access tier. The frequent access tier is optimized for frequently accessed objects and is charged at the same rate as S3 Standard. The infrequent access tier is optimized for objects that are not accessed frequently and are charged at a lower rate than S3 Standard.
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awsleffe
1 year, 5 months ago
(B) The question mentions that some files are accessed frequently while others are rarely accessed, and the pattern is unpredictable. This makes S3 Intelligent-Tiering a good fit because it automatically moves data between different access tiers based on how frequently they are accessed, optimizing costs. Intelligent-Tiering is designed to optimize costs by automatically moving data to the most cost-effective access tier, without performance impact or operational overhead. B meets the requirements
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reema908516
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering is a storage class that automatically moves data to the most cost-effective storage tier based on access patterns.
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benacert
1 year, 6 months ago
Unpredictable pattern, intelligent tiering will handle that. B - is the answer..
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TariqKipkemei
1 year, 8 months ago
Files are accessed in an unpredictable pattern, must minimize the costs of storing and retrieving the media files = S3 Intelligent-Tiering.
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