Salesforce Certified Data Architect — Question 34

Universal Containers (UC) has millions of case records with case history and service level agreement data. UC's compliance team would like historical cases to be accessible for 10 years for audit purposes.
What solution should a data architect recommend?

Answer options

• A. Purchase more data storage to support the case object.
• B. Use a custom big object to store archived case data.
• C. Archive case data using a Salesforce Archival solution.
• D. Use a custom object to store archived case data.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as a custom big object is specifically designed to handle large volumes of data and can efficiently store archived case records for long-term access. Option A is not suitable as purchasing more storage does not directly address the long-term archiving requirements. Option C, while a valid solution, may not be the best fit for the specific needs of UC's compliance requirements. Option D is also not ideal since a custom object lacks the scalability needed for such a large dataset.