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A company wants to optimize costs by storing large amounts of data that is rarely accessed but must be retained for compliance. They also want to retrieve data within minutes if needed. Which S3 storage class should they choose?

AS3 Standard

BS3 Glacier Expedited

CS3 Standard-Infrequent Access (Standard-IA)

DS3 Glacier Deep Archive

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify storage needs
Rare access with compliance retention suggests Glacier class.
Step 2: Consider retrieval time
They want retrieval within minutes, so Expedited retrieval is needed.
Step 3: Match storage class
Glacier Expedited supports fast retrieval for archival data.
Final Answer:
S3 Glacier Expedited -> Option B
Quick Check:
Rare access + fast retrieval = Glacier Expedited [OK]

Quick Trick: Glacier Expedited = archive + fast retrieval [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Choosing Standard-IA which is costlier for archival
Selecting Glacier Deep Archive with slow retrieval
Assuming Standard class is cheapest for rare data

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