A financial technology enterprise generates daily transaction report files. These files are queried continuously by automated analytics pipelines during the first 30 days after creation. Between day 31 and day 90, the files are accessed infrequently for monthly audit checks. After 90 days, the files are rarely accessed but must be retained for 5 years to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Which TWO configuration steps should a Cloud Engineer implement to minimize total storage and data retrieval costs? (Select TWO.)
- Set the default storage class of the Cloud Storage bucket to Standard Storage.Answer
- Configure an Object Lifecycle Management rule to transition objects to Archive Storage after 90 days.Answer
- CSet the default storage class of the Cloud Storage bucket to Archive Storage upon creation.
- DConfigure an Object Lifecycle Management rule to transition objects to Coldline Storage after 15 days.
Answer
The cloud engineer should set the bucket's default storage class to Standard Storage for initial ingestion and create an Object Lifecycle Management rule to transition objects to Archive Storage after 90 days.
Setting the bucket's default storage class to Standard Storage ensures high-frequency analytics reads during the first 30 days incur zero retrieval fees. Transitioning objects to Archive Storage after 90 days places the data into the lowest-cost storage tier for long-term 5-year compliance retention, where access is near zero.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Selecting Cloud Storage classes and Object Lifecycle Management rules based on access frequency and data retrieval costs.