Which AWS service will help a company plan a migration to AWS by collecting the configuration, usage, and behavior data of on-premises data centers?

Question

Options

• AAWS Resource Groups
• BAWS Application Discovery Service
• CAWS Service Catalog
• DAWS Systems Manager

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  88% (43)
• C
  8% (4)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

AWS Application Discovery Service is purpose-built to help organizations plan cloud migrations by automatically collecting detailed information about on-premises servers, including configuration data, usage metrics, and network dependencies - giving you the insight needed to make informed migration decisions.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. AWS Resource Groups is used to organize and manage AWS resources already in the cloud, not for discovering on-premises infrastructure.
• C. AWS Service Catalog allows organizations to manage and provision approved AWS products/services internally - it has nothing to do with migration planning or discovery.
• D. AWS Systems Manager is an operations management tool for managing AWS and on-premises resources after they're already in your environment, not for initial migration discovery.

Memory Tip: Think of the word "Discovery" in the service name - just like a detective discovers clues before solving a case, AWS Application Discovery Service discovers what you have on-premises before you migrate. If an exam question mentions planning a migration or collecting on-premises data, Application Discovery Service is your go-to answer.

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