An organization has a large VMWare environment that they want to migrate to the cloud. They want to retain existing operational processes and tools. Which Google Cloud service should the organization

The correct answer is B. Google Cloud VMware Engine. Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) is a fully managed service that runs VMware workloads natively in Google Cloud. It preserves existing VMware tools, processes, and skill sets (vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T), enabling lift-and-shift migrations with minimal operational disruption. Compute

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An organization has a large VMWare environment that they want to migrate to the cloud. They want to retain existing operational processes and tools. Which Google Cloud service should the organization use?

Options

ACompute Engine
BGoogle Cloud VMware Engine
CVMWare vSphere
DBare Metal Solution

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A
3% (1)
B
86% (30)
C
3% (1)
D
9% (3)

Explanation

Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) is a fully managed service that runs VMware workloads natively in Google Cloud. It preserves existing VMware tools, processes, and skill sets (vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T), enabling lift-and-shift migrations with minimal operational disruption. Compute Engine requires re-platforming workloads to Google's native VM environment. VMware vSphere is an on-premises product, not a Google Cloud service. Bare Metal Solution provides dedicated physical servers for specialized workloads (e.g., Oracle databases) but does not provide native VMware compatibility.

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