Amazon Exam SAA-C03 Topic 3 Question 33 Discussion

This option is the best solution because it allows the company to migrate the container application to AWS with minimal changes and leverage a managed service to run the Kubernetes cluster and the message queue. By using Amazon EKS, the company can run the container application on a fully managed Kubernetes control plane that is compatible with the existing Kubernetes tools and plugins. Amazon EKS handles the provisioning, scaling, patching, and security of the Kubernetes cluster, reducing the operational overhead and complexity. By using Amazon MQ, the company can use a fully managed message broker service that supports AMQP and other popular messaging protocols. Amazon MQ handles the administration, maintenance, and scaling of the message broker, ensuring high availability, durability, and security of the messages.

A) Migrate the container application to Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Use Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) to retrieve the messages. This option is not optimal because it requires the company to change the container orchestration platform from Kubernetes to ECS, which can introduce additional complexity and risk. Moreover, it requires the company to change the messaging protocol from AMQP to SQS, which can also affect the application logic and performance. Amazon ECS and Amazon SQS are both fully managed services that simplify the deployment and management of containers and messages, but they may not be compatible with the existing application architecture and requirements.

C) Use highly available Amazon EC2 instances to run the application Use Amazon MQ to retrieve the messages. This option is not ideal because it requires the company to manage the EC2 instances that host the container application. The company would need to provision, configure, scale, patch, and monitor the EC2 instances, which can increase the operational overhead and infrastructure costs. Moreover, the company would need to install and maintain the Kubernetes software on the EC2 instances, which can also add complexity and risk. Amazon MQ is a fully managed message broker service that supports AMQP and other popular messaging protocols, but it cannot compensate for the lack of a managed Kubernetes service.

D) Use AWS Lambda functions to run the application Use Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) to retrieve the messages. This option is not feasible because AWS Lambda does not support running container applications directly. Lambda functions are executed in a sandboxed environment that is isolated from other functions and resources. To run container applications on Lambda, the company would need to use a custom runtime or a wrapper library that emulates the container API, which can introduce additional complexity and overhead. Moreover, Lambda functions have limitations in terms of available CPU, memory, and runtime, which may not suit the application needs. Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queue service that supports asynchronous communication, but it does not support AMQP or other messaging protocols.

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