PDE Designing data processing systems

Two designs were proposed. Design A would orchestrate batch pipelines. Design B would batch and stream with Apache Beam. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Manual FTP (not recommended for production workloads)
  2. b. Cloud Dataflow
  3. c. PDE exam guide
  4. d. Cloud Composer (managed Airflow)

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Composer schedules complex workflows. Compare with Cloud Dataflow: Dataflow runs Beam pipelines serverlessly.

Correct answer(s): d. Cloud Composer (managed Airflow)

Exam domain: Designing data processing systems (30% weight on the official guide).

Official documentation & study links

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