SAP-C02 Design for New Solutions Practice Question
A company is designing a new application that will run on Amazon EKS. The development team wants to deploy containers in a way that minimizes operational overhead. Which compute option should the company choose?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse 'managed node groups' with 'serverless' and assume they eliminate all operational overhead, but managed node groups still require you to manage EC2 instances, whereas Fargate truly removes the need to manage any underlying compute infrastructure.
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 Fargate
AWS Fargate is the correct compute option because it is a serverless compute engine for containers that eliminates the need to provision, configure, or manage the underlying EC2 instances. By using Fargate with Amazon EKS, the development team can deploy containers without worrying about node scaling, patching, or cluster capacity, thereby minimizing operational overhead.
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 Fargate
Why this is correct
Fargate is serverless and eliminates node management.
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Amazon EKS managed node groups
Why it's wrong here
Managed node groups still require management of EC2 instances.
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Amazon EC2 instances
Why it's wrong here
EC2 instances require management of the underlying infrastructure.
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Self-managed EC2 nodes
Why it's wrong here
Self-managed nodes require full operational overhead.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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