A team of researchers is going to collect data at remote locations around the world. Many locations do not have internet connectivity. The team needs to capture the data in the field, and transfer it

Question

Options

• AAWS Outposts
• BAWS Transfer Family
• CAWS Snow Family
• DAWS Migration Hub

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  92% (24)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

AWS Snow Family – Explanation

AWS Snow Family (C) is purpose-built for offline data collection and transfer to AWS. Devices like Snowball Edge and Snowcone are rugged, portable appliances that can capture and store data in locations with no internet connectivity, then be physically shipped to AWS for upload to the cloud - perfectly matching the remote fieldwork scenario described.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• AWS Outposts (A) extends AWS infrastructure into your on-premises data center, but requires a stable connection to AWS and is not a portable field device.
• AWS Transfer Family (B) is a managed service for transferring files over the internet using protocols like SFTP - useless without connectivity.
• AWS Migration Hub (D) is a tracking and planning tool for cloud migrations, not a data collection or transfer device.

Memory Tip: Think of the Snow Family like a "USB drive on steroids" - when there's no internet, you use snow (physical devices) to carry your data to AWS. If the exam mentions remote, disconnected, or no internet, Snow Family is almost always the answer.

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