PCDE Migrate data solutions Practice Question
A team needs to migrate a large Teradata data warehouse to BigQuery. They want to automatically convert Teradata DDL and BTEQ scripts to BigQuery-compatible SQL. Which Google Cloud service should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Schema Conversion Tool (SCTS)
Schema Conversion Tool (SCTS) is designed for heterogeneous migrations, converting DDL and scripts from sources like Teradata to BigQuery.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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BigQuery Data Transfer Service
Why it's wrong here
Data Transfer Service loads data from sources like Teradata but does not convert DDL or scripts.
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Database Migration Service (DMS)
Why it's wrong here
DMS supports homogeneous migrations (e.g., MySQL to Cloud SQL) and some heterogeneous but not Teradata DDL conversion.
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Schema Conversion Tool (SCTS)
Why this is correct
SCTS is purpose-built for converting schemas and scripts from Teradata and other sources to BigQuery.
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Cloud Dataflow
Why it's wrong here
Dataflow is for data processing pipelines, not schema conversion.
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