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DVA-C02 · Question #44

A developer is deploying a company's application to Amazon EC2 instances. The application generates gigabytes of data files each day. The files are rarely accessed, but the files must be available…

The correct answer is A. Store the files in an Amazon S3 bucket Use the S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval storage class. Create. Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval is an archive storage class that delivers the lowest-cost storage for long-lived data that is rarely accessed and requires retrieval in milliseconds. With S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, you can save up to 68% on storage costs compared to using…

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 5, 2026Development with AWS Services

Question

A developer is deploying a company's application to Amazon EC2 instances. The application generates gigabytes of data files each day. The files are rarely accessed, but the files must be available to the application's users within minutes of a request during the first year of storage. The company must retain the files for 7 years. How can the developer implement the application to meet these requirements MOST cost- effectively?

Options

  • AStore the files in an Amazon S3 bucket Use the S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval storage class. Create
  • BStore the files in an Amazon S3 bucket. Use the S3 Standard storage class. Create an S3
  • CStore the files on an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. Use Amazon Data
  • DStore the files on an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) mount. Configure EFS lifecycle

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    58% (15)
  • B
    12% (3)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    23% (6)

Explanation

Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval is an archive storage class that delivers the lowest-cost storage for long-lived data that is rarely accessed and requires retrieval in milliseconds. With S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, you can save up to 68% on storage costs compared to using the S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA) storage class, when your data is accessed once https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/instant-retrieval/

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