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Explanation:

Amazon S3 provides Lifecycle configuration that enables lifecycle management of objects in a bucket. This includes:

Transition actions: Define when objects transition to another storage class (e.g., transition to STANDARD_IA after 30 days, or archive to GLACIER storage class after one year)
Expiration actions: Specify when objects expire and Amazon S3 deletes them automatically

Amazon S3 is the only option among those listed that supports Lifecycle policies for moving objects to archive storage like Glacier. Amazon Glacier itself is a storage class, not a service with lifecycle policies. Amazon Storage Gateway and Amazon EBS do not provide this lifecycle management functionality.

Explanation:

Amazon S3 provides Lifecycle configuration that enables lifecycle management of objects in a bucket. This includes:

Transition actions: Define when objects transition to another storage class (e.g., transition to STANDARD_IA after 30 days, or archive to GLACIER storage class after one year)
Expiration actions: Specify when objects expire and Amazon S3 deletes them automatically

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Which of the following storage options provides the option of Lifecycle policies that can be used to move objects to archive storage.

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Last updated: January 13, 2026 at 14:02

Amazon S3

55.3%

Amazon Glacier

19.1%

Amazon Storage Gateway

14.9%

Amazon EBS

10.6%