A Large Ecommerce Company Uses Amazon DynamoDB to Handle the Transactions

question 1

Multiple Choice

A large ecommerce company uses Amazon DynamoDB to handle the transactions on its web portal. Traffic patterns throughout the year are usually stable; however, a large event is planned. The company knows that traffic will increase by up to 10 times the normal load over the 3-day event. When sale prices are published during the event, traffic will spike rapidly. How should a Database Specialist ensure DynamoDB can handle the increased traffic?

• A) Ensure the table is always provisioned to meet peak needs
• B) Allow burst capacity to handle the additional load
• C) Set an AWS Application Auto Scaling policy for the table to handle the increase in traffic
• D) Preprovision additional capacity for the known peaks and then reduce the capacity after the event

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