PCA Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture

A platform team must design reliable systems on GCP. Which option aligns with Google best practices?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Cloud VPN or Cloud Interconnect
  2. b. No backups (not recommended for production workloads)
  3. c. Regional services and data locality
  4. d. Follow Google Cloud Architecture Framework

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Framework guides design decisions.

Correct answer(s): d. Follow Google Cloud Architecture Framework

Exam domain: Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture (30% weight on the official guide).

Official documentation & study links

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