AWS Migration & Hybrid Cloud Flashcards

Which AWS service extends AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to on-premises data centers for a consistent hybrid experience?

Answer: AWS Outposts

AWS Outposts delivers fully managed AWS infrastructure and services to on-premises locations, enabling a truly consistent hybrid cloud.

Which migration strategy involves dropping an existing on-premises application and replacing it with a cloud-native SaaS alternative?

Answer: Repurchase

Repurchasing means abandoning the current application and moving to a SaaS product — for example, replacing an on-premises CRM with Salesforce.

Which AWS Snowball device can both compute locally (run EC2 instances and Lambda) and transfer data to S3?

Answer: AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized

Snowball Edge Compute Optimized provides the most vCPUs and GPU options for local edge compute while also enabling large-scale data transfer.

Which AWS service provides on-premises file storage that seamlessly integrates with S3 or FSx via NFS or SMB protocols?

Answer: AWS Storage Gateway

AWS Storage Gateway connects on-premises environments to AWS storage services, presenting S3 or FSx as a local NFS, SMB, or iSCSI mount.

Which service provides a fully managed VMware Cloud on AWS, allowing you to run VMware workloads on dedicated AWS hardware?

Answer: VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS is a jointly developed service that runs the VMware software-defined data center (SDDC) on AWS bare metal infrastructure.

What is the maximum data transfer capacity of a single AWS Snowmobile truck?

Answer: 100 PB

A single AWS Snowmobile can transfer up to 100 petabytes of data, making it suitable for exabyte-scale migrations.