A company stores large amounts of data in Cloud Storage that is only accessed a few times a year for quarterly reports. The data needs to be retained for a minimum of three years for compliance purposes, but retrieval speed is not critical. Which storage class is the most cost-effective option?
A company collects customer interaction data in a JSON format and plans to load this data into BigQuery for analysis. The data includes nested fields such as customer details, purchase history, and support interactions. They need a format that maintains the nested structure, supports schema evolution, and provides fast query performance. What format should they convert their JSON data into before loading it into BigQuery?
You need to design a data pipeline that ingests real-time data from IoT devices into Cloud Storage (GCS) and then processes it using Cloud Dataflow. The pipeline should run automatically, every five minutes, to process new data as it arrives. Which of the following solutions best meets these requirements?
Your company requires that only specific team members can modify IAM permissions on Google Cloud resources. Which of the following roles should you assign to users who need to view resources but should not have access to modify IAM policies?
A company wants to migrate a large dataset of historical data from its on-premises storage to Cloud Storage. The dataset is around 100 TB, and the company has a limited network bandwidth, which would make online transfer highly time-consuming and resource-intensive. They need a solution that allows them to quickly and securely transfer this data to Google Cloud without causing disruptions to their ongoing operations. Which data transfer tool should the company choose?