SAP-C02 · Question #441
A solutions architect needs to assess a newly acquired company's portfolio of applications and databases. The solutions architect must create a business case to migrate the portfolio to AWS. The…
The correct answer is C. Use Migration Evaluator to generate a list of servers. Build a report for a business case. Use. Migration Evaluator is purpose-built for exactly this scenario: discovering an unknown on-premises environment and generating a business case report before any migration work begins. It collects inventory data, analyzes utilization and cost patterns (including variable/batch…
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A solutions architect needs to assess a newly acquired company's portfolio of applications and databases. The solutions architect must create a business case to migrate the portfolio to AWS. The newly acquired company runs applications in an on-premises data center. The data center is not well documented. The solutions architect cannot immediately determine how many applications and databases exist. Traffic for the applications is variable. Some applications are batch processes that run at the end of each month. The solutions architect must gain a better understanding of the portfolio before a migration to AWS can begin. Which solution will meet these requirements?
Options
- AUse AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS) and AWS Database Migration Service (AWS
- BUse AWS Application Migration Service. Run agents on the on-premises infrastructure. Manage
- CUse Migration Evaluator to generate a list of servers. Build a report for a business case. Use
- DUse AWS Control Tower in the destination account to generate an application portfolio. Use AWS
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A4% (1)
- B13% (3)
- C78% (18)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Migration Evaluator is purpose-built for exactly this scenario: discovering an unknown on-premises environment and generating a business case report before any migration work begins. It collects inventory data, analyzes utilization and cost patterns (including variable/batch workloads), and produces the documented portfolio needed to justify and plan an AWS migration.
Option A (AWS SMS + AWS DMS) is wrong because both are migration execution tools - SMS replicates servers and DMS migrates databases - neither performs discovery or builds a business case.
Option B (AWS Application Migration Service) is wrong for the same reason: it's a lift-and-shift migration service used after you already know what you're migrating, not a discovery/assessment tool.
Option D (AWS Control Tower) is wrong because it's an account governance and landing zone tool that sets up your AWS environment structure - it has no capability to discover or inventory on-premises workloads.
Memory tip: The name gives it away - if you need to evaluate your portfolio to build a business case, reach for Migration Evaluator. The other services (SMS, MGN, DMS) all do the migration; Evaluator plans it.
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