A Solutions Architect Must Migrate an Existing On-Premises Web Application

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Multiple Choice

A Solutions Architect must migrate an existing on-premises web application with 70 TB of static files supporting a public open-data initiative. The architect wants to upgrade to the latest version of the host operating system as part of the migration effort. Which is the FASTEST and MOST cost-effective way to perform the migration?

• A) Run a physical-to-virtual conversion on the application server. Transfer the server image over the internet, and transfer the static data to Amazon S3.
• B) Run a physical-to-virtual conversion on the application server. Transfer the server image over AWS Direct Connect, and transfer the static data to Amazon S3.
• C) Re-platform the server to Amazon EC2, and use AWS Snowball to transfer the static data to Amazon S3.
• D) Re-platform the server by using the AWS Server Migration Service to move the code and data to a new Amazon EC2 instance.

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