Question #1319
A healthcare provider operates real-time patient monitoring systems that require immediate data processing on-premises. Which AWS service should they use to ensure the LOWEST possible latency for these applications?
AWS Outposts
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
AWS Fargate
Explanation
AWS Outposts (A) is designed to bring AWS compute, storage, and services to on-premises environments, ensuring ultra-low latency by processing data locally. This is essential for real-time patient monitoring systems that cannot tolerate delays caused by data traveling to/from the cloud.
Other options are incorrect because:
- Amazon EC2 (B): Runs in AWS's cloud, introducing latency due to data transfer over the network.
- AWS Lambda (C): A serverless cloud service unsuitable for on-premises processing.
- AWS Fargate (D): A cloud-based container service, also reliant on network latency.
Key Point: For on-premises applications requiring the lowest latency, AWS Outposts provides dedicated local AWS resources, avoiding cloud round-trip delays.
Answer
The correct answer is: A