DEA-C01 Data Ingestion and Transformation Practice Question
A company wants to ingest data from multiple SaaS applications into Amazon S3 using a fully managed service that supports schema discovery and transformation. Which AWS service should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon AppFlow
Amazon AppFlow is a fully managed integration service that supports SaaS sources, schema discovery, and data transformation. Option A (Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose) is for streaming data but not for SaaS ingestion directly. Option C (AWS Glue) is an ETL service but not for SaaS ingestion directly. Option D (AWS Data Pipeline) is not fully managed for SaaS.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is a streaming data ingestion service, but it does not natively support SaaS sources with schema discovery.
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Amazon AppFlow
Why this is correct
Amazon AppFlow is fully managed, supports multiple SaaS sources, schema discovery, and transformation.
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AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
AWS Glue is an ETL service but is not designed for direct SaaS ingestion without custom connectors.
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AWS Data Pipeline
Why it's wrong here
AWS Data Pipeline is not fully managed for SaaS and requires more manual setup.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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