Exam Associate Cloud Engineer topic 1 question 174 discussion

Yes D, M1 Machine types for ERP i.e. SAP-HANA: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types

The best option is: D. Provision Compute Engine instances with M1 machine type. Reason: The M1 machine type is designed for applications that require large amounts of memory, making it ideal for in-memory databases like an ERP system. It provides high memory-to-CPU ratios, ensuring the database can be fully loaded into memory for fast data access. Other options don't align with the requirements: A. Preemptible Compute Engine instances: Not suitable for critical applications like ERP systems as they can be terminated at any time. B. Compute Engine instances with GPUs attached: GPUs are optimized for parallel processing tasks like machine learning, not for memory-intensive in-memory databases. C. Compute Engine instances with local SSDs attached: While local SSDs provide fast storage, the application's requirement is for in-memory data, not fast storage.

D

D is the right answer as M1 one are best for the databases i.e SAP hana

C. Provision Compute Engine instances with local SSDs attached. The best option for an ERP system that holds the full database in-memory for fast data access is to provision Compute Engine instances with local SSDs attached. Local SSDs offer high input/output operations per second (IOPS) and low latency, which can significantly improve the performance of in-memory databases. Preemptible Compute Engine instances are designed for short-lived and fault-tolerant workloads and are not recommended for a critical system like an ERP. GPUs are typically used for specialized compute-intensive workloads like machine learning and deep learning. M1 machine type is a general-purpose machine type and may not provide enough performance for an in-memory database.

D is the correct answer, M1 machine series Medium in-memory databases such as SAP HANA Tasks that require intensive use of memory with higher memory-to-vCPU ratios than the general-purpose high-memory machine types. In-memory databases and in-memory analytics, business warehousing (BW) workloads, genomics analysis, SQL analysis services. Microsoft SQL Server and similar databases.

D, keyword "Full database in-memory "

Vote for D as the right answer. M1 machine type is the one of two Memory-Optimized machine types in GCP. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types

D: M1 Machine types for ERP i.e. SAP-HANA Medium-large in-memory databases such as SAP HANA In-memory databases and in-memory analytics Microsoft SQL Server and similar databases

D is right choice, when answer selected by author is C doesn't make any sense. User also need to understand the services well before attempting exam.

I chose option D, because the first three didn't make any sense :D

D!!! The "M1" VM type is right, it offers between 1.4TB and 3.75TB of RAM.

https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types#:~:text=databases%20such%20as-,SAP%20HANA,-In%2Dmemory%20databases https://www.sap.com/india/products/hana.html#:~:text=is%20SAP%20HANA-,in%2Dmemory,-database%3F

Correct Answer is D

D is the Answer

"m1-megamem-96" can attach local SSD. Correct is D.

Note that VM instances m1-megamem-96 are both from the M1 family AND can have local SSDs attached to them. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/memory-optimized-machines#m1_vms