SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating an on-premises application to AWS. The application requires dedicated hardware for licensing compliance. Which AWS service should the company use to meet this requirement?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts
Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts provide physical servers fully dedicated to your use, enabling you to use existing server-bound software licenses that require dedicated hardware. Option A is correct. Option B (Elastic Beanstalk) is a PaaS service and does not provide dedicated hardware. Option C (Reserved Instances) offers a billing discount but does not guarantee dedicated physical servers. Option D (VPC) is a virtual network service and does not provide dedicated hardware.
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 EC2 Dedicated Hosts
Why this is correct
Dedicated Hosts provide physical servers dedicated for your use, meeting licensing needs.
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is a PaaS that abstracts underlying hardware.
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Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances
Why it's wrong here
Reserved Instances offer discounts but do not guarantee dedicated hardware.
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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Why it's wrong here
VPC is a network, not a compute service with dedicated hardware.
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