A company has a fleet of cargo ships. The cargo ships have sensors that collect data at sea, where there is intermittent or no internet connectivity. The company needs to collect, format, and process

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Options

• AAWS IoT Core
• BAmazon Lightsail
• CAWS Storage Gateway
• DAWS Snowball Edge

• A
  16% (9)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  7% (4)
• D
  74% (43)

Explanation

AWS Snowball Edge is correct because it is a ruggedized, portable edge computing and storage device designed specifically for environments with limited or no internet connectivity. It allows data to be collected, processed locally using built-in compute capabilities, and then physically shipped to AWS for upload - making it ideal for remote locations like cargo ships at sea.

Why the others are wrong:

• A. AWS IoT Core is designed to connect and manage IoT devices over the internet; it requires consistent connectivity, which ships at sea don't have.
• B. Amazon Lightsail is a simplified cloud compute/hosting service for web apps and websites - it has no relevance to edge data collection or offline scenarios.
• C. AWS Storage Gateway bridges on-premises environments to AWS cloud storage, but it requires an active internet connection to function and is not built for mobile/remote offline use.

Memory Tip: Think of Snowball Edge as a "data backpack" - you fill it up offline, carry it (or ship it) back, and then unload it into AWS. Anytime you see keywords like "no internet," "remote location," "collect and process locally," or "move data to AWS later," Snowball Edge should be your first thought.

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