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A small e-commerce startup is experiencing rapid growth. Their current on-premises server infrastructure is struggling to keep up with demand, leading to frequent downtime during peak sales. They need a solution that allows them to deploy web applications quickly, automatically scale to handle varying traffic, and minimize operational overhead. Which Google Cloud compute product would best meet these requirements?
- AApp Engine Standard
- BCompute Engine
- CCloud Functions
- DGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
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Correct answer: A. App Engine Standard
App Engine Standard is designed for rapid deployment and automatic scaling of web applications, directly addressing the startup's needs for handling varying traffic and minimizing operational overhead. Compute Engine provides more control but requires managing VMs, GKE is for containerized applications with more orchestration needs, and Cloud Functions are for event-driven, serverless execution of code snippets.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Compute Engine offers IaaS, requiring manual management of virtual machines, which increases operational overhead contrary to the requirement.
- C. Cloud Functions are ideal for event-driven microservices or background tasks, not for hosting an entire web application with continuous traffic.
- D. GKE is a powerful container orchestration platform that requires more operational expertise than App Engine Standard, increasing overhead.
App Engine Standard
A fully managed, serverless platform for building and deploying scalable web applications and mobile backends. It automatically scales to meet demand and minimizes operational overhead.
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Automatic scaling and load balancing
- Zero server management required
- Supports various programming languages
Memory trick: Compute options: Each has a unique 'Engine' for your 'App's' 'Functions' or 'Kubes'.