SAP-C02 Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions Practice Question

A company wants to implement a centralized logging solution for multiple AWS accounts. Which TWO services should be used together?

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 S3

Amazon S3 serves as a central log repository, and Amazon Athena allows querying logs directly in S3.

Answer analysis

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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Amazon S3
Why this is correct
S3 is a durable and cost-effective storage for logs.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API activity, but is not a central log storage.
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Amazon RDS
Why it's wrong here
RDS is a relational database, not designed for log storage.
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Amazon Athena
Why this is correct
Athena can query logs stored in S3 without loading into a database.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config evaluates resource configurations, not central logging.

Quick reference

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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