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A company previously migrated its data warehouse solution to AWS. The company also has an AWS Direct Connect connection. Corporate office users query the data warehouse using a visualization tool. The average size of a query returned by the data warehouse is 50 MB and each webpage sent by the visualization tool is approximately 500 KB. Result sets returned by the data warehouse are not cached.

Which solution provides the LOWEST data transfer egress cost for the company?

  • A. Host the visualization tool on premises and query the data warehouse directly over the internet.
  • B. Host the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse. Access it over the internet.
  • C. Host the visualization tool on premises and query the data warehouse directly over a Direct Connect connection at a location in the same AWS Region.
  • D. Host the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse and access it over a Direct Connect connection at a location in the same Region.
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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AlessandraSAA
Highly Voted 1 year, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: D
A. --> No since if you access via internet you are creating egress traffic. B. -->It's a good choice to have both DWH and visualization in the same region to lower the egress transfer (i.e. data going egress/out of the region) but if you access over internet you might still have egress transfer. C. -> Valid but in this case you send out of AWS 50MB if you query the DWH instead of the visualization tool, D removes this need since puts the visualization tools in AWS with the DWH so reduces data returned out of AWS from 50MB to 500KB D. --> Correct, see explanation on answer C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Useful links: AWS Direct Connect connection create a connection in an AWS Direct Connect location to establish a network connection from your premises to an AWS Region. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html
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Jacky_S
5 months ago
It is not quite making sense that the answer D to mention on AWS Direct Connect if the tool is staying with AWS already. That is the main reason i vote on C rather than D.
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hro
8 months, 1 week ago
I thought Direct Connect is exclusively for on-prem to VPC. Why would you use DirectConnect to connect to a service in your own Region in the AWS Cloud? I believe C is correct.
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chickenmf
8 months, 1 week ago
Agree with you 100%
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alexleely
Highly Voted 1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D: Direct Connect connection at a location in the same Region will provide the lowest data transfer egress cost, improved performance, and lower complexity Why it is not C is because the visualization tool is hosted on-premises, as it's not hosted in the same region as the data warehouse the data transfer between them would occur over the internet, thus, would incur in egress data transfer costs.
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markw92
1 year, 5 months ago
C option doesnt travel through internet because we have a direct connect. If you are hosting your visualization tool in same region why you need a direct connection which D has? Doesn't make sense. So, C is the right answer.
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Jazz888
Most Recent 6 months ago
This is question that need a careful reading of the question. Please note: in the question that the company has a DX connection but it doesn't mention the company is utilizing the DX to query the data warehouse (this indicates that the query was using internet). So my verdict would be to place the visualization tool on-prem (which it already is) and use the DX to query the data warehouse to reduce cost of (DTO) so I vote for C
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hro
8 months, 1 week ago
The answer is C. At no point does the question suggest that the DWH source is out of Region.
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reviewmine
9 months ago
Selected Answer: D
It's D. Host the visualization on the same region to avoid egress cost and access the tool via AWS Direct connection.
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upliftinghut
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
Leverage the existing DirectConnect so not incur data transfer charge
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Ruffyit
12 months ago
D. Host the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse and access it over a Direct Connect connection at a location in the same Region.
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TariqKipkemei
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
Host the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse and access it over a Direct Connect connection at a location in the same Region
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Guru4Cloud
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D. Host the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse and access it over a Direct Connect connection at a location in the same Region.
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jtexam
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: B
by hosting in same region, you have 500kb transfer charged on internet transfer teir, 50MB charged in inter-region tier. using direct link, both are charged in direct link tier. direct link tier is not cheap. so i go for B
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pentium75
10 months, 4 weeks ago
We don't want "lowest cost", we want "lowest data transfer egress cost". And "data transfer egress" cost for Direct Connect is WAY lower than for Internet. (Therefor the circuit itself is expensive, but that does exist anyway.)
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Mmmmmmkkkk
1 year, 4 months ago
Aaaaaaaa
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cookieMr
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Hosting the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse and accessing it over a Direct Connect connection within the same Region eliminates data transfer fees and ensures low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity. A. Hosting the visualization tool on premises and querying the data warehouse over the internet incurs data transfer costs for every query result, as well as potential latency and bandwidth limitations. B. Hosting the visualization tool in the same AWS Region as the data warehouse but accessing it over the internet still incurs data transfer costs for each query result. C. Hosting the visualization tool on premises and querying the data warehouse over a Direct Connect connection within the same AWS Region incurs data transfer costs for every query result and adds complexity by requiring on-premises infrastructure.
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dexpos
1 year, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D let you reduce at minimum the data transfer costs
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Vickysss
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: C
https://www.nops.io/reduce-aws-data-transfer-costs-dont-get-stung-by-hefty-egress-fees/
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JayBee65
1 year, 10 months ago
Whilst "Direct Connect can help lower egress costs even after taking the installation costs into account. This is because AWS charges lower transfer rates." D removes the need to send the query results out of AWS and instead returns the web page, so reduces data returned from 50MB to 500KB, so D
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mhmt4438
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Correct answer is D
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Aninina
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Should be D https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-data-transfer-prices-reduced/
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Morinator
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: D
https://www.examtopics.com/discussions/amazon/view/47140-exam-aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c02/
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