Module 9: Migration & Innovation Flashcards

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Which Perspective of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework helps you design, implement, and optimize your AWS infrastructure based on your business goals and perspectives?

Business Perspective

Platform Perspective

Operations Perspective

People Perspective

A

Platform Perspective.

The Platform Perspective of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework also includes principles for implementing new solutions and migrating on-premises workloads to the cloud.

The other response options are incorrect because:

The Business Perspective helps you to move from a model that separates business and IT strategies into a business model that integrates IT strategy.

The Operations Perspective focuses on operating and recovering IT workloads to meet the requirements of your business stakeholders.

The People Perspective helps Human Resources (HR) employees prepare their teams for cloud adoption by updating organizational processes and staff skills to include cloud-based competencies.

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Which migration strategy involves moving to a different product?

Refactoring

Retiring

Replatforming

Repurchasing

A

Repurchasing.

Repurchasing involves replacing an existing application with a cloud-based version, such as software found in AWS Marketplace.

The other response options are incorrect because:

Refactoring involves changing how an application is architected and developed, typically by using cloud-native features.

Retiring involves removing an application that is no longer used or that can be turned off.

Replatforming involves selectively optimizing aspects of an application to achieve benefits in the cloud without changing the core architecture of the application. It is also known as “lift, tinker, and shift.”

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What is the storage capacity of Snowball Edge Storage Optimized?

40 TB

60 TB

80 TB

100 TB

A

80 TB.

Snowball Edge Storage Optimized is a device that enables you to transfer large amounts of data into and out of AWS. It provides 80 TB of usable HDD storage.

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Which service enables you to quickly build, train, and deploy machine learning models?

Amazon Textract

Amazon Lex

AWS DeepRacer

Amazon SageMaker

A

Amazon SageMaker.

With Amazon SageMaker, you can quickly and easily begin working on machine learning projects. You do not need to follow the traditional process of manually bringing together separate tools and workflows.

The other response options are incorrect because:

Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents.

Amazon Lex is a service that enables you to build conversational interfaces using voice and text.

AWS DeepRacer is an autonomous 1/18 scale race car that you can use to test reinforcement learning models.

Artificial intelligence

AWS offers a variety of services powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

For example, you can perform the following tasks:

Convert speech to text with Amazon Transcribe.

Discover patterns in text with Amazon Comprehend.

Identify potentially fraudulent online activities with Amazon Fraud Detector.

Build voice and text chatbots with Amazon Lex.

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Which Perspective of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework helps you structure the selection and implementation of permissions?

Governance Perspective

Security Perspective

Operations Perspective

Business Perspective

A

Security Perspective.

The Security Perspective of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework also helps you to identify areas on non-compliance and plan ongoing security initiatives.

The other response options are incorrect because:

The Governance Perspective helps you to identify and implement best practices for IT governance and support business processes with technology.

The Operations Perspective focuses on operating and recovering IT workloads to meet the requirements of your business stakeholders.

The Business Perspective helps you to move from a model that separates business and IT strategies into a business model that integrates IT strategy.

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Which strategies are included in the six strategies for application migration? (Select TWO.)

Revisiting

Retaining

Remembering

Redeveloping

Rehosting

A

Retaining

Rehosting

The application migration strategies are rehosting, replatforming, refactoring/re-architecting, repurchasing, retaining, and retiring.

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What is the storage capacity of AWS Snowmobile?

40 PB

60 PB

80 PB

100 PB

A

100 PB.

AWS Snowmobile is a service that is used for transferring up to 100 PB of data to AWS. Each Snowmobile is a 45-foot long shipping container that is pulled by a semi trailer truck.

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Which statement best describes Amazon Lex?

A service that enables you to build conversational interfaces using voice and text

A machine learning service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents

A document database service that supports MongoDB workloads

A service that enables you to identify potentially fraudulent online activities

A

A service that enables you to build conversational interfaces using voice and text

Amazon Lex.

In Amazon Lex, you can quickly build, test, and deploy conversational chatbots to use in your applications.

The other response options are incorrect because:

A machine learning service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned document describes Amazon Textract.

A document database service that supports MongoDB workloads describes Amazon DocumentDB.

A service that enables you to identify potentially fraudulent online activities describes Amazon Fraud Detector.

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