SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company is designing a centralized logging solution for multiple AWS accounts. The solution must meet compliance requirements that logs be immutable and stored for 7 years. Which THREE services should be combined to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse Kinesis Data Streams as a storage service for logs, but it is a streaming ingestion layer with no built-in immutability or long-term retention, while Glue is mistakenly chosen for its data cataloging capabilities rather than for log storage.
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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S3 Object Lock
S3 Object Lock is correct because it enforces a write-once-read-many (WORM) model on S3 objects, preventing any deletion or overwriting for a specified retention period. Combined with Amazon S3 for durable storage and AWS CloudTrail for logging API activity across accounts, this meets the 7-year immutability and retention compliance requirements.
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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AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
Glue is for data cataloging and ETL, not for logging.
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S3 Object Lock
Why this is correct
Prevents deletion or overwriting of logs.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why this is correct
Captures API activity logs.
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Amazon S3
Why this is correct
Stores logs durably.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis is for real-time streaming, not long-term immutable storage.
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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