Which NetApp technology would migrate inactive data to Amazon S3 to free up on-premises space?

• A. BlueXP tiering
• B. FlexCache
• C. SVM data mobility
• D. BlueXP edge caching

Answer: (A)

Migrating inactive data to Amazon S3 to free up on-premises space is handled by BlueXP tiering. This feature uses policy-driven tiering to move cold or infrequently accessed data from on‑prem storage to cloud object storage, such as Amazon S3, freeing local capacity while preserving accessibility. The data is kept in the on-prem system as lightweight pointers or metadata, and when a file is accessed, it is retrieved from S3 automatically, often transparently to the user. This approach enables long-term retention and cost savings without sacrificing data availability.

FlexCache focuses on caching frequently accessed data closer to users to improve performance, not moving data to the cloud. SVM data mobility is about moving data between SVMs or clusters, not cloud archiving. BlueXP edge caching caches content at the edge to speed up remote access, rather than tiering data to cloud storage.