Data 360 Consultant Data Cloud Overview Practice Question
Northern Trail Outfitters needs to ingest customer profile updates from Sales Cloud in near real-time. Which connector type should the consultant configure to achieve this requirement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Salesforce CRM Data Stream using Change Data Capture
The Salesforce CRM connector leverages Change Data Capture (CDC) events to ingest data near real-time from Sales Cloud into Data Cloud.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Ingestion API with manual hourly triggers
Why it's wrong here
Hourly triggers are batch-oriented and do not fulfill a near real-time requirement natively via the CRM connector.
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Google Cloud Storage bucket integration
Why it's wrong here
Cloud storage connectors are typically used for batch file ingestion, not native Salesforce CRM real-time data.
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Marketing Cloud Connect batch sync
Why it's wrong here
Batch sync does not provide near real-time streaming updates.
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Salesforce CRM Data Stream using Change Data Capture
Why this is correct
The native Salesforce CRM connector supports ingestion via CDC for near real-time updates.
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