1Z0-1085-26 Core Oci Services Practice Question
A company needs to store petabytes of data that is rarely accessed but must be retained for compliance for 7 years. Retrievals can take up to several hours. Which storage tier should they use?
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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Archive Storage
Archive Storage is the lowest-cost OCI Object Storage tier designed for long-term retention of infrequently accessed data with a multi-hour retrieval time.
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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Standard Storage
Why it's wrong here
Standard storage is designed for frequently accessed hot data.
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Infrequent Access Storage
Why it's wrong here
Infrequent Access is for data accessed less frequently with faster retrieval times and higher costs than Archive.
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Archive Storage
Why this is correct
Archive Storage is ideal for long-term compliance retention with multi-hour retrieval times.
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Block Volume Backups
Why it's wrong here
Block Volume Backups are specific to block storage volumes, not general object data storage.
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