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    PracticeGCP Professional Cloud ArchitectGCP Professional Cloud Architect Practice Exam 2Question 07
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 2: Managing and Provisioning a Solution InfrastructureComputeGKEContainers
    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 07 · Domain 2: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure

    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.

    Which compute platform best satisfies the CTO's requirement for open-source standards while addressing the constraint of low Kubernetes skills?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Compute Engine with Managed Instance Groups.

    B.

    GKE Standard with manual node pool management.

    C.

    GKE Autopilot

    D.

    App Engine Standard.

    How to approach this question

    Balance open-source (K8s) with low operational overhead.

    Full Answer

    C.GKE Autopilot✓ Correct
    GKE Autopilot provides a fully managed Kubernetes experience, aligning with open-source standards while removing the need for deep K8s node management skills.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing GKE Standard and ignoring the skill constraint.
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