SAP-C02 Design for New Solutions Practice Question
A company is designing a new cloud-native application that will run on Amazon ECS with Fargate. The application must store logs centrally for analysis. Which TWO services can be used to collect and analyze logs from ECS Fargate tasks?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse AWS CloudTrail (which logs AWS API calls) with application-level logging, or they assume Amazon S3 alone can serve as a real-time log analysis solution, when in fact it lacks native query and analysis capabilities without additional services like Athena.
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 CloudWatch Logs
Amazon CloudWatch Logs is the native log management service for AWS, and ECS Fargate tasks can be configured to send stdout/stderr logs directly to CloudWatch Logs using the 'awslogs' log driver. This provides centralized log collection, storage, and analysis with features like metric filters and log insights, making it a correct choice for collecting and analyzing logs from Fargate tasks.
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 CloudWatch Logs
Why this is correct
ECS can send logs to CloudWatch Logs using the awslogs log driver.
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AWS FireLens (Fluent Bit)
Why this is correct
FireLens can collect logs from Fargate tasks and forward to destinations.
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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is for storage, not for log analysis directly.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail captures AWS API activity, not application logs.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis Data Analytics processes streaming data, not for log collection from ECS.
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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