DEA-C01 Domain 1: Data Ingestion and Transformation

What is the MOST appropriate AWS solution to orchestrate complex ETL dependencies?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Amazon AppFlow
  2. b. AWS DMS
  3. c. Amazon Athena or Spark on Glue
  4. d. AWS Step Functions or Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA)

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Orchestrators manage task DAGs.

Correct answer(s): d. AWS Step Functions or Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA)

Exam domain: Domain 1: Data Ingestion and Transformation (34% weight on the official guide).

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