Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

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A company uses 50 TB of data for reporting.The company wants to move this data from on premises to AWS.A custom application in the company’s data center runs a weekly data transformation job.The company plans to pause the application until the data transfer is complete and needs to begin the transfer process as soon as possible.The data center does not have any available network bandwidth for additional workloads.A solutions architect must transfer the data and must configure the transformation job to continue to run in the AWS Cloud.

Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Use AWS DataSync to move the data. Create a custom transformation job by using AWS Glue.

Order an AWS Snowcone device to move the data. Deploy the transformation application to the device.

Order an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device. Copy the data to the device. Create a custom transformation job by using AWS Glue.

Order an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device that includes Amazon EC2 compute. Copy the data to the device. Create a new EC2 instance on AWS to run the transformation application.

Explanations:

AWS DataSync requires network connectivity, but the data center lacks available bandwidth, making this option unsuitable.

AWS Snowcone devices are intended for smaller data transfers, typically up to 8 TB, and would require multiple devices, leading to higher operational overhead.

AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized is suitable for large data transfers, supports 50 TB of data, and AWS Glue can handle the transformation with minimal setup, reducing operational overhead.

While AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized with EC2 compute is suitable for the transfer, creating and configuring an EC2 instance for transformations increases operational overhead compared to using AWS Glue.

2025-10-23

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  1. Rebecca
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    I chart that the answer is:
    Order an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device. Copy the data to the device. Create a custom transformation job by using AWS Glue.

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