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A company wants to migrate its Microsoft SQL Server database management system from on premises to the AWS Cloud.
Which AWS service should the company use to reduce management overhead for this environment?
Understanding S3 Intelligent-Tiering: S3 Intelligent-Tiering is designed to optimize costs by automatically moving data to the most cost-effective access tier based on changing access patterns. It is ideal for data with unknown or unpredictable access patterns.
Why S3 Intelligent-Tiering is Cost-Effective:
Automatic Tiering: Moves data between two access tiers (frequent and infrequent access) based on changing access patterns, optimizing storage costs without performance impact.
No Retrieval Fees: Unlike other storage classes, there are no retrieval fees in Intelligent-Tiering, making it cost-effective for data with unpredictable access patterns.
Monitoring and Automation: Automatically monitors access patterns and transitions data, reducing the need for manual intervention.
When to Use S3 Intelligent-Tiering:
Unpredictable Access Patterns: Ideal for datasets where the access frequency cannot be determined or changes frequently.
Cost Optimization: For organizations looking to minimize storage costs without sacrificing performance or requiring manual intervention to move data between tiers.