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PCDE Practice Question: Manage a solution that can span multiple database technologies

A Memorystore for Redis instance needs to be scaled to handle increased traffic. Which TWO methods can you use? (Choose 2)

Answer choices

Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

Vertically scale by changing the tier to a larger machine type.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Increase the maxmemory parameter.

    Why it's wrong here

    maxmemory is not user-configurable in Memorystore; it is automatically set based on tier.

  • Change the eviction policy to allkeys-lru.

    Why it's wrong here

    Eviction policy does not increase capacity.

  • Vertically scale by changing the tier to a larger machine type.

    Why this is correct

    Memorystore supports vertical scaling by changing the tier.

  • Horizontally scale by enabling Redis Cluster (clustering) for sharding.

    Why this is correct

    Redis Cluster provides horizontal scaling.

  • Add read replicas in the same zone.

    Why it's wrong here

    Read replicas are for high availability, not scaling write capacity.

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