Exam SAA-C03 Topic 2 Question 98 Discussion
Actual exam question for Amazon's SAA-C03 exam
Question #: 98
Topic #: 2
Question #: 98
Topic #: 2
A manufacturing company develops an application to give a small team of executives the ability to track sales performance globally. The application provides a real-time simulator in a popular programming language.
The company uses AWS Lambda functions to support the simulator. The simulator is an algorithm that predicts sales performance based on specific variables.
Although the solution works well initially, the company notices that the time required to complete simulations is increasing exponentially. A solutions architect needs to improve the response time of the simulator.
Which solution will meet this requirement in the MOST cost-effective way?
The company uses AWS Lambda functions to support the simulator. The simulator is an algorithm that predicts sales performance based on specific variables.
Although the solution works well initially, the company notices that the time required to complete simulations is increasing exponentially. A solutions architect needs to improve the response time of the simulator.
Which solution will meet this requirement in the MOST cost-effective way?
Suggested Answer: D Vote an answer
When an AWS Lambda function is invoked, especially after periods of inactivity, it may experience cold starts that delay execution. As demand increases, the scaling behavior and latency of Lambda can affect performance. Provisioned Concurrency is an AWS feature designed specifically to solve this issue.
From AWS Documentation:
"Provisioned Concurrency keeps functions initialized and hyper-ready to respond in double-digit milliseconds." (Source: AWS Lambda Developer Guide - Managing Concurrency) Why Option D is correct:
* Provisioned Concurrency ensures that a specified number of Lambda function instances are always warm and ready to serve requests, eliminating cold start latency.
* It's cost-effective for workloads with consistent usage patterns, like real-time simulations for a small user group.
* Maintains scalability and low overhead of Lambda without moving to managed container or EC2 platforms.
Why the other options are less optimal:
* Option A (Fargate) and Option B (EC2): Introduce more infrastructure and higher ongoing costs for a small team with likely intermittent usage.
* Option C (AWS Batch): Ideal for batch jobs, not real-time simulations; also incurs higher latency due to job queuing.
References:
AWS Lambda Developer Guide - "Concurrency and Scaling"
AWS Well-Architected Framework - Performance Efficiency Pillar
AWS Compute Services Comparison - Lambda vs EC2 vs Fargate
From AWS Documentation:
"Provisioned Concurrency keeps functions initialized and hyper-ready to respond in double-digit milliseconds." (Source: AWS Lambda Developer Guide - Managing Concurrency) Why Option D is correct:
* Provisioned Concurrency ensures that a specified number of Lambda function instances are always warm and ready to serve requests, eliminating cold start latency.
* It's cost-effective for workloads with consistent usage patterns, like real-time simulations for a small user group.
* Maintains scalability and low overhead of Lambda without moving to managed container or EC2 platforms.
Why the other options are less optimal:
* Option A (Fargate) and Option B (EC2): Introduce more infrastructure and higher ongoing costs for a small team with likely intermittent usage.
* Option C (AWS Batch): Ideal for batch jobs, not real-time simulations; also incurs higher latency due to job queuing.
References:
AWS Lambda Developer Guide - "Concurrency and Scaling"
AWS Well-Architected Framework - Performance Efficiency Pillar
AWS Compute Services Comparison - Lambda vs EC2 vs Fargate
by John at Jan 22, 2026, 10:17 PM
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