General Concepts

Redundancy

Definition

Duplicating a system's critical components so the system keeps working if one fails. It can be active (both run at once) or passive (one is on standby).

Exam context

The basis for high availability and fault tolerance across every cloud exam. In AZ-900: redundant storage (LRS, ZRS, GRS). In CLF-C02: S3 replication. In SAA-C03: Multi-AZ for RDS.

Studying for one of these certifications?

Redundancy is a concept that can show up on the exam. Check the full guide to see it in context.