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What method provides the fastest way to migrate large archival data to Amazon Glacier?

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AWS Storage Gateway
VM Import/Export
AWS Import/Export

The correct answer is: AWS Import/Export

The fastest way to migrate large archival data to Amazon Glacier is through the AWS Import/Export service. This service allows users to transfer large amounts of data to AWS by shipping physical storage devices directly to Amazon. When using this method, data is uploaded to Amazon Glacier once it has been received and loaded onto the AWS infrastructure, significantly speeding up the migration compared to traditional internet transfer methods, especially when dealing with extensive datasets. The AWS Import/Export service is particularly advantageous when transferring data that would take an impractical amount of time to upload over the network due to bandwidth limitations. Shipping physical devices can be faster than internet transfers, especially for organizations that have large quantities of data to archive. Other methods, while useful for various storage purposes, do not match the efficiency of physically transporting large datasets directly to AWS in terms of speed and practicality for large volumes of archival data.