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DBS-C01 · Question #352
A database specialist is planning to migrate a 4 TB Microsoft SQL Server DB instance from on premises to Amazon RDS for SQL Server. The database is primarily used for nightly batch processing. Which R
The correct answer is A. General Purpose SSD storage. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_Storage.html#CHAP_Storag
Submitted by ashley.k· Mar 6, 2026Deployment and Migration
Question
A database specialist is planning to migrate a 4 TB Microsoft SQL Server DB instance from on premises to Amazon RDS for SQL Server. The database is primarily used for nightly batch processing. Which RDS storage option meets these requirements MOST cost-effectively?
Options
- AGeneral Purpose SSD storage
- BProvisioned IOPS storage
- CMagnetic storage
- DThroughput Optimized hard disk drives (HDD)
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A95% (18)
- B5% (1)
Explanation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_Storage.html#CHAP_Storag
Topics
#RDS SQL Server#storage options#General Purpose SSD#cost-effectiveness
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