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A global media company is migrating its video streaming platform to Google Cloud. They require a highly scalable and cost-effective storage solution for vast amounts of video content, ranging from frequently accessed new releases to rarely accessed archival footage. The solution must also support different access patterns and lifecycle management policies. Which Google Cloud storage service is best suited for this scenario?
- ACloud SQL
- BCloud Storage
- CPersistent Disk
- DCloud Bigtable
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Correct answer: B. Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage is an object storage service designed for storing vast amounts of unstructured data like video files. It offers different storage classes (Standard, Nearline, Coldline, Archive) to optimize for access patterns and cost, making it ideal for media content with varying access frequencies.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Cloud SQL is for relational databases, not unstructured video content.
- C. Persistent Disk is block storage attached to Compute Engine VMs, not a standalone solution for vast, unstructured video archives.
- D. Cloud Bigtable is a NoSQL wide-column database, suitable for large analytical and operational workloads, not raw video files.
Cloud Storage
A globally unified object storage service designed for storing unstructured data.
- Offers different storage classes for cost optimization based on access frequency.
- Highly durable and available.
- Scales to petabytes of data.
Memory trick: Storage in the Cloud, choose the right box for your shroud.