SAA-C03 Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

Operations reports a need to use Aurora Serverless v2 for variable database load. What is the MOST operationally efficient solution? use Aurora Serverless v2 for variable database load.

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Largest provisioned instance 24/7 for spiky dev
  2. b. Amazon Aurora Serverless v2
  3. c. Instance scheduling with Lambda or Instance Scheduler
  4. d. Amazon EC2 Spot Instances

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Serverless v2 scales ACUs with demand.

Correct answer(s): b. Amazon Aurora Serverless v2

Exam domain: Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (18% weight on the official guide).

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