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    PracticeGCP Professional Cloud ArchitectGCP Professional Cloud Architect Practice Exam 2Question 10
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 5: Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations ReliabilityNetworkingLoad Balancing
    This question is part of a case study — click to read the full scenario(Case 06)

    CASE STUDY: ShopGlobal. Global e-commerce. Monolithic Java on VMware. Oracle RAC (20TB). 10x Black Friday traffic. Req: Microservices, 100% uptime during holidays, personalized recommendations. CEO: Flawless omnichannel. CFO: Predictable spend. CTO: No vendor lock-in, open-source. Tech: Containerize, Global LB, PCI-DSS, async orders, real-time inventory. Constraints: Keep Oracle on-prem for 2 yrs (licensing), low K8s skills, strict security reviews.

    How should you design the hybrid connectivity between GCP microservices and the on-premises Oracle database to ensure high throughput and low latency?

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    GCP PCA · Question 10 · Domain 5: Managing Implementation and Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability

    CASE STUDY: ShopGlobal. Global e-commerce. Monolithic Java on VMware. Oracle RAC (20TB). 10x Black Friday traffic. Req: Microservices, 100% uptime during holidays, personalized recommendations. CEO: Flawless omnichannel. CFO: Predictable spend. CTO: No vendor lock-in, open-source. Tech: Containerize, Global LB, PCI-DSS, async orders, real-time inventory. Constraints: Keep Oracle on-prem for 2 yrs (licensing), low K8s skills, strict security reviews.

    To route traffic globally to the closest healthy GKE cluster and offload SSL, which load balancer should you configure?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer

    B.

    External TCP/UDP Network Load Balancer

    C.

    Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancer

    D.

    Cloud DNS with Round Robin

    How to approach this question

    Identify the global Layer 7 load balancer.

    Full Answer

    A.Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer✓ Correct
    Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer
    The Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer terminates SSL at the edge and routes users to the closest healthy region automatically.

    Common mistakes

    Selecting Network Load Balancer for Layer 7 requirements.
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