SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a large-scale on-premises Apache Kafka cluster to AWS. The cluster handles real-time streaming data from thousands of IoT devices. The company wants to reduce operational overhead and ensure high availability. Which AWS service should be used?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK)
(Amazon MSK) is correct because Amazon MSK is a fully managed Apache Kafka service that reduces operational overhead and supports high availability. Option B (SNS) is wrong because Amazon SNS is a pub/sub messaging service, not a streaming platform compatible with Apache Kafka. Option C (SQS) is wrong because Amazon SQS is a queue service, not a streaming platform. Option D (Kinesis Data Streams) is wrong because while it is a streaming service, it uses its own API and is not compatible with Apache Kafka, requiring significant re-architecture.
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 Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK)
Why this is correct
Amazon MSK provides a fully managed Apache Kafka service that reduces operational overhead and supports high availability for migrating existing Kafka clusters.
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Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Why it's wrong here
Amazon SNS is a pub/sub messaging service, not a streaming platform compatible with Apache Kafka.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Why it's wrong here
Amazon SQS is a queue service for message queuing, not designed for real-time streaming like Kafka.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a streaming service but uses its own API, not compatible with Apache Kafka, so it would require significant re-architecture.
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