Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Exam - Topic 4 Question 97 Discussion

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

Question #: 97
Topic #: 4

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You work for a company that manages highly sensitive user dat

a. You are designing the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) infrastructure for your company, including several applications that will be deployed in development and production environments. Your design must protect data from unauthorized access from other applications while minimizing the amount of management overhead required. What should you do?

ACreate one cluster for the organization with separate namespaces for each application and environment combination.

BCreate one cluster for each environment (development and production) with each application in its own namespace within each cluster.

CCreate one cluster for the organization with separate namespaces for each application.

DCreate one cluster for each application with separate namespaces for production and development environments.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Eliseo at Nov 22, 2025, 12:43 AM

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Lashon

9 hours ago

C is a good balance, but I worry about security.

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Anabel

6 days ago

I’m surprised that D is even an option! Too many clusters!

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Emogene

11 days ago

I disagree, A is more efficient with management.

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Jennifer

16 days ago

Option B seems the safest for sensitive data.

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Linn

21 days ago

Ah, the age-old question of cluster design. I say we just put everything in one cluster and see what happens. What could go wrong?

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Irma

26 days ago

B) is the clear winner here. Gotta keep those dev and prod environments separate, you know? Security first!

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Brett

1 month ago

D) sounds like a nightmare to manage. One cluster per app? No thanks, I'll pass on that headache.

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Kizzy

1 month ago

I feel like option D might be overkill with too many clusters, but I do see the benefit of isolating applications completely.

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Arthur

1 month ago

I think I practiced a question similar to this, and I recall that using separate namespaces can help with security, but I can't remember if one cluster is enough for everything.

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Wei

2 months ago

Separating environments is important for security, but managing multiple clusters could get complicated. I'm going to carefully consider the pros and cons of each approach.

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Holley

2 months ago

This is a good opportunity to demonstrate my understanding of Kubernetes best practices. I'm pretty confident option B is the way to go, but I'll review the other choices just to be sure.

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Penney

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording here. Can we have multiple clusters in the same organization? I want to make sure I understand the constraints before deciding.

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Malcolm

2 months ago

I'd go with C). Fewer clusters to manage, and namespaces can handle the isolation. Plus, who needs more than one cluster, am I right?

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Owen

2 months ago

B) is the way to go. Separate clusters for dev and prod, with each app in its own namespace. Keeps things nice and tidy.

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Dewitt

2 months ago

I remember discussing the importance of isolating environments, so option B seems like a good choice, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the most efficient.

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Virgilio

3 months ago

I’m leaning towards option A since it minimizes management overhead, but I worry about the security implications of having everything in one cluster.

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Leslie

3 months ago

Okay, let's see. I think the key is balancing security and maintainability. I'm leaning towards option B, but I'll need to double-check the details.

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Vernice

3 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the trade-offs between data isolation, management overhead, and cluster complexity.

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Quentin

3 months ago

I think option B makes sense. Separate clusters for each environment can enhance security.

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