SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy on-premises application to AWS. The application requires a relational database with Oracle compatibility and the ability to run read replicas across multiple Availability Zones. Which AWS service should the company use to minimize migration effort?
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 RDS for Oracle
Amazon RDS for Oracle provides a managed Oracle database with Oracle compatibility and supports read replicas across multiple Availability Zones, minimizing migration effort. Option A is wrong because Amazon RDS for MySQL does not offer Oracle compatibility. Option B is wrong because Amazon EC2 with self-managed Oracle requires more operational overhead. Option C is wrong because Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database, not relational.
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 RDS for MySQL
Why it's wrong here
MySQL does not provide Oracle compatibility.
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Amazon EC2 with self-managed Oracle
Why it's wrong here
Self-managed Oracle on EC2 increases operational overhead compared to RDS.
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Amazon DynamoDB
Why it's wrong here
DynamoDB is a NoSQL database, not relational and does not support Oracle compatibility.
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Amazon RDS for Oracle
Why this is correct
RDS for Oracle offers managed Oracle database with read replicas across AZs.
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