Review Questions

Which of the following statements regarding S3 storage classes is true?

1. The availability of S3 and S3-IA is the same.
2. The durability of S3 and S3-IA is the same.
3. The latency of S3 and Glacier is the same.
4. The latency of S3 is greater than that of Glacier.

A small business specializing in video processing wants to prototype cloud storage in order to lower its costs. However, management is wary of storing its client files in the cloud rather than on premises. They are focused on cost savings and experimenting with the cloud at this time. What is the best solution for their prototype?

1. Install a VPN, set up an S3 bucket for their files created within the last month, and set up an additional S3-IA bucket for older files. Create a lifecycle policy in S3 to move files older than 30 days into the S3-IA bucket nightly.
2. Install an AWS storage gateway using stored volumes.
3. Set up a Direct Connect and back all local hard drives up to S3 over the Direct Connect nightly.
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