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GCP PCA · Question 23 · Compute Systems
A development team wants to deploy a microservices application on Kubernetes. They want to focus entirely on writing code and defining pod specifications, without managing nodes, configuring cluster autoscaling, or worrying about node pool upgrades. Which compute option should you recommend?
A development team wants to deploy a microservices application on Kubernetes. They want to focus entirely on writing code and defining pod specifications, without managing nodes, configuring cluster autoscaling, or worrying about node pool upgrades. Which compute option should you recommend?
Answer options:
A.
GKE Standard
B.
Compute Engine Managed Instance Groups
C.
GKE Autopilot
D.
Cloud Functions
How to approach this question
Identify the managed Kubernetes offering that abstracts away node management.
Full Answer
C.GKE Autopilot✓ Correct
GKE Autopilot
GKE Autopilot provisions and manages the cluster's underlying infrastructure, including nodes and node pools, giving you an optimized cluster with a hands-off experience. You pay only for the CPU, memory, and storage requested by your pods.
Common mistakes
Choosing GKE Standard (A) out of habit, ignoring the explicit requirement to avoid managing nodes.
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