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A global media company is migrating its video streaming platform to Google Cloud as part of its digital transformation. They need to store petabytes of video content, ranging from frequently accessed new releases to rarely accessed archival footage. The solution must be highly durable, globally accessible, and cost-optimized for different access patterns. Which Google Cloud storage service and corresponding classes would be most appropriate?
- ACloud SQL using different database tiers
- BBigQuery using different table types
- CCloud Storage using Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive storage classes
- DFilestore using different service tiers
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Cloud Storage using Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive storage classes
Cloud Storage is an object storage service designed for storing vast amounts of unstructured data like video files. Its different storage classes (Standard, Nearline, Coldline, Archive) allow for cost optimization based on access frequency, perfectly matching the requirement for both frequently accessed and rarely accessed content while ensuring durability and global accessibility.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Cloud SQL is a relational database for structured data, not suitable for storing petabytes of video files.
- B. BigQuery is a data warehouse for analytics, not a primary storage service for raw video files.
- D. Filestore is a managed Network Attached Storage (NAS) service, suitable for file-based applications, but typically not for petabyte-scale object storage like video streaming platforms.
Cloud Storage Classes
Different tiers within Google Cloud Storage that offer varying levels of availability, durability, and cost based on data access frequency.
- Standard: frequently accessed data
- Nearline: accessed less than once a month
- Coldline: accessed less than once a quarter
- Archive: accessed less than once a year
Memory trick: Cloud Storage has 'classes' for every 'access' need, like school grades.