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A global media company needs to store petabytes of video archives that are infrequently accessed but must be available within seconds when requested. They also want to minimize storage costs. Which Google Cloud Storage class is most appropriate for this requirement?
- AStandard
- BColdline
- CArchive
- DNearline
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Correct answer: D. Nearline
Nearline storage is designed for data accessed less than once a month, offering lower costs than Standard storage while still providing millisecond access times, which fits the 'available within seconds' requirement.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Standard is for frequently accessed data, which would be too expensive for infrequently accessed archives.
- B. Coldline is for data accessed less than once a quarter, with slightly higher retrieval costs and latency than Nearline.
- C. Archive is for data accessed less than once a year, with the lowest storage cost but highest retrieval costs and latency, not meeting 'within seconds' availability.
Google Cloud Storage: Nearline
Google Cloud Storage Nearline is a low-cost, highly durable storage service for data accessed less than once a month, offering millisecond response times.
- Ideal for backups, disaster recovery, long-tail content.
- Lower per-GB cost than Standard storage.
- Higher retrieval costs than Standard, but lower than Coldline/Archive.
- Millisecond access latency.
Memory trick: Standard is 'S'uper fast, Nearline is 'N'ot often, Coldline is 'C'ooling down, Archive is 'A'lmost never.