Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam - Topic 10 Question 52 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam

Question #: 52
Topic #: 10

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Your company uses the Cloud SQL out-of-disk recommender to analyze the storage utilization trends of production databases over the last 30 days. Your database operations team uses these recommendations to proactively monitor storage utilization and implement corrective actions. You receive a recommendation that the instance is likely to run out of disk space. What should you do to address this storage alert?

ANormalize the database to the third normal form.

BCompress the data using a different compression algorithm.

CManually or automatically increase the storage capacity.

DCreate another schema to load older data.

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Suggested Answer: C

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by Bernardo at Feb 09, 2025, 04:22 PM

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Jin

3 months ago

Wait, can we really just increase storage like that? Seems too easy!

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Tu

3 months ago

Compression (option B) could be useful, but it’s not a permanent solution.

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Clorinda

3 months ago

Normalizing to 3NF (option A) might not solve the space issue directly.

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Annabelle

4 months ago

I think D could help too, archiving old data is smart.

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Chauncey

4 months ago

Definitely go with option C, increasing storage is the quickest fix.

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Claudia

4 months ago

Creating another schema sounds like a workaround, but I feel like it might complicate things instead of solving the immediate storage problem.

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Celia

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where compressing data was an option, but I wonder if that would be enough to address a storage alert in this case.

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Cathrine

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think normalizing the database might help with efficiency, but it doesn't directly solve the storage issue, right?

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Stephaine

5 months ago

I remember discussing how increasing storage capacity is often the most straightforward solution when running low on disk space.

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Kendra

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the options here. Compressing the data or creating a new schema don't seem like they would directly address the storage issue. I'll need to re-read the question and think it through.

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Bea

5 months ago

I've got this! Increasing the storage capacity is definitely the way to go. It's the most direct solution to the problem at hand.

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Rosalyn

5 months ago

Ah, this is a tricky one. I'm not sure if normalizing the database or creating a new schema are the right approaches here. I'll need to think this through carefully.

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Irene

5 months ago

Okay, let me see here. Increasing the storage capacity seems like the most obvious choice, but I want to make sure I'm not missing any other potential solutions.

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Lorita

5 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a straightforward storage management question. I'll need to carefully consider the options and think about the most efficient and cost-effective solution.

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Larue

9 months ago

Hey, I heard the database is running out of space. Maybe we should try deleting all the cat memes, that should free up a ton of space!

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Julio

9 months ago

Creating another schema to load older data? That's like putting a bandaid on a broken leg. We need to address the root cause, which is the lack of storage space. C is the way to go, no doubt about it.

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Reuben

8 months ago

We need to address the root cause.

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Daren

8 months ago

Creating another schema won't solve the problem.

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Elfriede

9 months ago

C) Manually or automatically increase the storage capacity.

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Mary

10 months ago

Hold on, compressing the data might be a good idea too. It could buy us some time before we need to increase the storage. But of course, the safe bet is to just go with the automatic storage increase.

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Oren

9 months ago

Let's consider both options and decide which one is the best approach.

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Galen

9 months ago

I think we should just go with the automatic storage increase to be safe.

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Osvaldo

9 months ago

I agree, compressing the data could help buy us some time.

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Van

10 months ago

Normalizing the database won't help with storage utilization. That's a completely different issue. We need to focus on the immediate problem at hand and increase the storage capacity.

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Jodi

10 months ago

C) Manually or automatically increase the storage capacity.

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Callie

10 months ago

A) Normalize the database to the third normal form.

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Rory

10 months ago

I would go with compressing the data using a different compression algorithm to save space.

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Erick

11 months ago

I agree with Lashon, increasing storage capacity seems like the most practical solution.

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Lashon

11 months ago

I think we should manually or automatically increase the storage capacity.

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Margot

11 months ago

Increasing the storage capacity is the way to go here. The recommendation clearly states the instance is likely to run out of disk space, so we need to act quickly to prevent any downtime.

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