Google PCA Manage and provision cloud infrastructure Practice Question
A company wants to migrate an on-premises Oracle database to Google Cloud. They need high availability and want to minimize application changes. Which service should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to choose Compute Engine with Oracle license (Option D) thinking it is the most flexible, but they overlook the high-availability requirement and the operational overhead of manually configuring Oracle RAC or Data Guard, which Bare Metal Solution simplifies with a managed infrastructure.
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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Bare Metal Solution
Bare Metal Solution is correct because it provides dedicated physical servers for Oracle workloads, enabling high availability through Oracle RAC or Data Guard while preserving the existing Oracle database architecture. This minimizes application changes since the database remains Oracle-native, unlike managed services that require migration to a different database engine.
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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Cloud SQL for MySQL
Why it's wrong here
Cloud SQL does not support Oracle databases.
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Bare Metal Solution
Why this is correct
Bare Metal Solution offers dedicated Oracle-optimized hardware with minimal application changes.
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Cloud Spanner
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Spanner is a globally distributed database and would require significant schema changes.
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Compute Engine with Oracle license
Why it's wrong here
Compute Engine requires manual configuration for HA and licensing, increasing complexity.
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Key term
High availability
High availability is a system design approach that aims to keep applications and services operational and accessible with minimal downtime, even when some components fail.
Key term
Data
Data is raw, unprocessed information, like numbers, words, or measurements, that can be stored, processed, and analyzed by computers.
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