Your client's IT environment has so far been on-premises. They run a mix of applications and data-bases on Linux and Windows. They want to move to Google Cloud in the easiest manner possi-ble. What…

The correct answer is A. Compute Engine with VMs with either Linux or Windows OS. When migrating an existing on-premises environment running mixed Linux and Windows workloads to Google Cloud in the easiest way possible, Compute Engine VMs is the correct answer. This approach is called 'lift and shift' - you replicate your existing servers as virtual machines…

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Question

Your client's IT environment has so far been on-premises. They run a mix of applications and data-bases on Linux and Windows. They want to move to Google Cloud in the easiest manner possi-ble. What are their best options?

Options

ACompute Engine with VMs with either Linux or Windows OS.
BApp Engine Standard
CCloud Functions
DCloud Run

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A
87% (48)
B
2% (1)
C
7% (4)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

When migrating an existing on-premises environment running mixed Linux and Windows workloads to Google Cloud in the easiest way possible, Compute Engine VMs is the correct answer. This approach is called 'lift and shift' - you replicate your existing servers as virtual machines in the cloud with minimal changes. Compute Engine supports both Linux and Windows OS images, making it a direct equivalent of on-premises servers. The other options (App Engine Standard, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run) require significant rearchitecting: App Engine Standard constrains your runtime, Cloud Functions requires decomposing apps into event-driven functions, and Cloud Run requires containerization - none of which is 'easiest' for a traditional on-premises workload.

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#Cloud Migration#Lift and Shift#Compute Engine#IaaS

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