Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect — Question 236

Your operations team currently stores 10 TB of data in an object storage service from a third-party provider. They want to move this data to a Cloud Storage bucket as quickly as possible, following Google-recommended practices. They want to minimize the cost of this data migration. Which approach should they use?

Answer options

• A. Use the gsutil mv command to move the data.
• B. Use the Storage Transfer Service to move the data.
• C. Download the data to a Transfer Appliance, and ship it to Google.
• D. Download the data to the on-premises data center, and upload it to the Cloud Storage bucket.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The Storage Transfer Service (B) is specifically designed for efficient and cost-effective transfers of large amounts of data to Google Cloud Storage, adhering to Google's recommended practices. Using the gsutil mv command (A) is not optimal for such large-scale migrations, while downloading to a Transfer Appliance (C) or to the on-premises data center (D) adds unnecessary steps and costs to the process.