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GCP ACE · Question 16 · Domain 2.3: Planning and configuring data storage options
Your company needs to store petabytes of compliance logs. These logs must be kept for 5 years but are expected to be accessed less than once a year. You need to select the most cost-effective storage option.
Which Cloud Storage class should you choose?
Your company needs to store petabytes of compliance logs. These logs must be kept for 5 years but are expected to be accessed less than once a year. You need to select the most cost-effective storage option.
Which Cloud Storage class should you choose?
Answer options:
A.
Standard Storage
B.
Nearline Storage
C.
Coldline Storage
D.
Archive Storage
How to approach this question
Match the access frequency ('less than once a year') to the corresponding Cloud Storage class.
Full Answer
D.Archive Storage✓ Correct
Archive Storage
Cloud Storage Archive class is designed for data archiving, online backup, and disaster recovery. It is the lowest-cost storage option for data accessed less than once a year. While data retrieval costs are higher, the massive savings on at-rest storage make it ideal for compliance logs.
Common mistakes
Choosing Coldline, which is meant for data accessed once a quarter, not once a year.
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