Google PCA Manage and provision cloud infrastructure Practice Question
A company wants to migrate on-premises workloads to Google Cloud. They need to assess the existing infrastructure, plan the migration, and track progress. Which tool should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Cloud Foundation Toolkit (a foundation setup tool) with a migration tool, or assume Cloud Deployment Manager can handle migration planning, when in fact only Migrate for Compute Engine provides the full assessment-to-tracking workflow.
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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Migrate for Compute Engine.
Migrate for Compute Engine (formerly Velostrata) is the correct tool because it is specifically designed to assess, plan, and migrate on-premises workloads to Google Cloud. It provides discovery of existing infrastructure, generates migration plans, and tracks progress through a dashboard, directly addressing the need for assessment, planning, and tracking.
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 Endpoints.
Why it's wrong here
Used for API management.
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Cloud Deployment Manager.
Why it's wrong here
Used to deploy cloud resources declaratively.
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Cloud Foundation Toolkit.
Why it's wrong here
Used for infrastructure as code templates.
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Migrate for Compute Engine.
Why this is correct
Provides assessment and migration capabilities.
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