Data 360 Consultant Setup And Administration Practice Question
An administrator is setting up the Amazon S3 connector to ingest CSV files into Data Cloud. During the configuration of the data stream, which prerequisite must be verified in the Amazon S3 bucket settings?
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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The IAM user or role used for connection must have ListBucket and GetObject permissions on the target bucket.
To connect Amazon S3 to Data Cloud, the S3 bucket must have proper bucket policies, access keys or IAM roles configured, and appropriate CORS or network access if required by Salesforce IP ranges.
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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The files must be compressed in ZIP format prior to ingestion.
Why it's wrong here
Data Cloud natively ingests uncompressed CSV, JSON, or Parquet files from S3.
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The S3 bucket must have public read access enabled for all files.
Why it's wrong here
Public read access is a security risk and is not required or recommended; Salesforce uses secure IAM credentials or access keys.
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The IAM user or role used for connection must have ListBucket and GetObject permissions on the target bucket.
Why this is correct
Salesforce Data Cloud requires the connecting AWS identity to have permissions to list and read objects in the specified bucket.
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The S3 bucket must be hosted in the exact same geographic AWS region as the Salesforce CRM core instance.
Why it's wrong here
Data Cloud can ingest data from S3 buckets across different AWS regions.
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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