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SAA-C03 · Question #259

A company is launching a new application that requires a structured database to store user profiles, application settings, and transactional data. The database must be scalable with application…

The correct answer is C. Use Amazon Aurora Serverless for the database. Use serverless capacity scaling. Configure. Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 is ideal for applications with unpredictable or intermittent workloads. It automatically scales capacity up or down based on demand, significantly reducing costs. It supports automated backups to Amazon S3, making it suitable and cost-effective for…

Submitted by femi9· Mar 4, 2026Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

Question

A company is launching a new application that requires a structured database to store user profiles, application settings, and transactional data. The database must be scalable with application traffic and must offer backups. Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

Options

  • ADeploy a self-managed database on Amazon EC2 instances by using open-source software. Use
  • BUse Amazon RDS. Use on-demand capacity mode for the database with General Purpose SSD
  • CUse Amazon Aurora Serverless for the database. Use serverless capacity scaling. Configure
  • DDeploy a self-managed NoSQL database on Amazon EC2 instances. Use Reserved Instances for

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    16% (5)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    72% (23)
  • D
    9% (3)

Explanation

Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 is ideal for applications with unpredictable or intermittent workloads. It automatically scales capacity up or down based on demand, significantly reducing costs. It supports automated backups to Amazon S3, making it suitable and cost-effective for new applications with variable traffic.

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