Which storage option meets these requirements?

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A solutions architect is using Amazon S3 to design the storage architecture of a new digital media application.The media files must be resilient to the loss of an Availability Zone.Some files are accessed frequently while other files are rarely accessed in an unpredictable pattern.The solutions architect must minimize the costs of storing and retrieving the media files.

Which storage option meets these requirements?

S3 Standard

S3 Intelligent-Tiering

S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)

S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (S3 One Zone-IA)

Explanations:

S3 Standard is designed for frequently accessed data but does not meet the requirement of resilience to the loss of an Availability Zone if data is not replicated across multiple zones.

S3 Intelligent-Tiering automatically moves data between two access tiers when access patterns change, providing cost-effective storage for unpredictable access patterns while ensuring resilience across Availability Zones.

S3 Standard-IA is meant for infrequently accessed data, but it does not provide the required resilience since it requires multiple Availability Zones, making it more costly for data that is accessed rarely.

S3 One Zone-IA offers lower costs but does not provide resilience against the loss of an Availability Zone, making it unsuitable for the requirement of maintaining data availability in such an event.

2026-03-19

2 Comments

  1. Ruth
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    If I had to guess, I’d say the answer is:
    S3 Intelligent-Tiering

  2. Laura
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    As far as I’m aware, the answer is:
    S3 Intelligent-Tiering

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