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PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT · Question #235
An application development team has come to you for advice. They are planning to write and deploy an HTTP(S) API using Go 1.12. The API will have a very unpredictable workload and must remain…
The correct answer is B. Develop the application for App Engine standard environment. https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/the-appengine-environments App engine standard environment support go 1.13 and also handles the unpredictable load.
Submitted by noor.lb· Mar 30, 2026Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
Question
An application development team has come to you for advice. They are planning to write and deploy an HTTP(S) API using Go 1.12. The API will have a very unpredictable workload and must remain reliable during peaks in traffic. They want to minimize operational overhead for this application. Which approach should you recommend?
Options
- ADevelop the application with containers, and deploy to Google Kubernetes Engine.
- BDevelop the application for App Engine standard environment.
- CUse a Managed Instance Group when deploying to Compute Engine.
- DDevelop the application for App Engine flexible environment, using a custom runtime.
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A16% (6)
- B74% (28)
- C3% (1)
- D8% (3)
Explanation
https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/the-appengine-environments App engine standard environment support go 1.13 and also handles the unpredictable load.
Topics
#App Engine standard#serverless#unpredictable workload#operational overhead
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