SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company is designing a multi-account AWS environment with a centralized logging account. Which TWO services should be used to aggregate logs from all accounts?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse cross-region replication (Option C) with cross-account log aggregation, not realizing that replication alone does not solve the multi-account collection requirement, and that VPC Flow Logs (Option D) are per-account and need explicit cross-account delivery configuration.
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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AWS CloudTrail with cross-account S3 bucket
AWS CloudTrail can be configured to deliver log files to an S3 bucket in a centralized logging account by using cross-account S3 bucket policies. This allows all accounts in the organization to send their CloudTrail logs to a single destination, enabling centralized auditing and analysis.
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 CloudTrail with cross-account S3 bucket
Why this is correct
CloudTrail can deliver logs to a centralized S3 bucket in another account.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs with cross-account subscription
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Logs can use cross-account subscriptions to send logs to a central account.
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Amazon S3 cross-region replication
Why it's wrong here
S3 replication copies objects but is not a service for aggregating logs from multiple accounts.
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Amazon VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
VPC Flow Logs are created per VPC and cannot be directly aggregated cross-account without additional services.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis Firehose can deliver streaming data to destinations like S3, but it is not the primary service for aggregating logs from multiple accounts.
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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