Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer — Question 16

Your company has a hybrid cloud initiative. You have a complex data pipeline that moves data between cloud provider services and leverages services from each of the cloud providers. Which cloud-native service should you use to orchestrate the entire pipeline?

Answer options

• A. Cloud Dataflow
• B. Cloud Composer
• C. Cloud Dataprep
• D. Cloud Dataproc

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Cloud Composer is designed specifically for orchestrating complex workflows across various cloud services, making it the ideal choice for managing a hybrid cloud data pipeline. In contrast, Cloud Dataflow is geared towards stream and batch processing, Cloud Dataprep focuses on data preparation, and Cloud Dataproc is used for running Apache Spark and Hadoop workloads, none of which are primarily aimed at orchestration.