SAA-C03 Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures

During peak traffic, the platform team must use a purpose-built NoSQL database with single-digit ms latency at any scale. What should they do FIRST? use a purpose-built NoSQL database with single-digit ms latency at any scale.

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. EC2 cluster placement groups
  2. b. Amazon EBS volume types
  3. c. Amazon Kinesis Data Streams or Managed Service for Apache Flink
  4. d. Amazon DynamoDB

Architectural breakdown & explanation

DynamoDB scales horizontally for high-throughput workloads.

Correct answer(s): d. Amazon DynamoDB

Exam domain: Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures (28% weight on the official guide).

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