GCP PCA · Question 06 · Compute Systems
CASE STUDY: ShopGlobal
Overview: Retailer, 2000 employees, $500M revenue. US-Central co-lo, Java/Tomcat monolith, Oracle RAC 20TB, batch inventory sync.
Business Req: Handle 10x Black Friday spikes, personalized recommendations, modernize to microservices.
Execs: CEO wants omnichannel; CFO needs predictable spend; CTO demands zero downtime cutover.
Tech Req: PCI-DSS compliance, automated image processing, real-time inventory, CI/CD.
Constraints: Complex Oracle stored procedures, team learning containers, strict bi-annual audits.
QUESTION:
Which compute platform should you recommend for the modernized microservices architecture, considering the team is just learning containers?
Answer options:
Compute Engine with Managed Instance Groups.
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Standard.
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot.
App Engine Standard.
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