S3 Quiz
A Solutions Architect designing a solution to store and archive corporate documents, has determined Amazon Glacier as the right choice of solution.
An important requirement is that the data must be delivered within 10 minutes of a retrieval request.
Which feature in Amazon Glacier can help meet this requirement?
A.
Vault Lock
B.
Expedited retrieval
C.
Bulk retrieval
D.
Standard retrieval
B. Expedited retrieval
AWS Documentation mentions the following:
Expedited retrievals to access data in 1 – 5 minutes for a flat rate of $0.03 per GB retrieved. Expedited retrievals allow you to quickly access your data when occasional urgent requests for a subset of archives are required.
For more information on AWS Glacier Retrieval, please visit the following URL:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonglacier/latest/dev/downloading-an-archive-two-steps.html
The other two are standard ( 3-5 hours retrieval time) and Bulk retrievals which is the cheapest option.(5-12 hours retrieval time)