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Google Professional Data Engineer Exam - Topic 1 Question 121 Discussion

Your company needs to upload their historic data to Cloud Storage. The security rules don't allow access from external IPs to their on-premises resources. After an initial upload, they will add new data from existing on-premises applications every day. What should they do?
B) Use Cloud Dataflow and write the data to Cloud Storage.
A) Execute gsutil rsync from the on-premises servers.
C) Write a job template in Cloud Dataproc to perform the data transfer.
D) Install an FTP server on a Compute Engine VM to receive the files and move them to Cloud Storage.

Google Professional Data Engineer Exam - Topic 1 Question 121 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Data Engineer exam
Question #: 121
Topic #: 1
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Your company needs to upload their historic data to Cloud Storage. The security rules don't allow access from external IPs to their on-premises resources. After an initial upload, they will add new data from existing on-premises applications every day. What should they do?

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Suggested Answer: B

by Dan at May 03, 2026, 04:46 PM

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Nana
4 days ago
Yeah, I just want to get the data up without complications.
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Casie
9 days ago
Exactly! Keep it simple with gsutil.
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Sherita
14 days ago
I feel like option C could work, but it's more complex than needed.
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Janae
19 days ago
Option D seems risky. FTP isn't secure enough for sensitive data.
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Angelo
24 days ago
True, but it might be overkill for just uploading data.
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Nana
30 days ago
But what about option B? Cloud Dataflow is powerful for processing.
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Luz
1 month ago
I agree! gsutil rsync is straightforward for syncing data.
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Casie
1 month ago
I think option A is the best. Simple and effective.
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Cory
2 months ago
A) is definitely the simplest solution for on-prem to cloud!
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Yaeko
2 months ago
Wait, D) an FTP server? Isn't that a security risk?
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Sage
2 months ago
C) Dataproc seems overkill for this task, right?
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Glennis
2 months ago
I disagree, B) Cloud Dataflow sounds more efficient for daily uploads.
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Jacki
2 months ago
A) gsutil rsync is the best choice for syncing data!
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Laurel
2 months ago
I feel like writing a job template in Cloud Dataproc could work, but I’m not confident about the setup process for that.
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Rolf
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question where we had to choose between different data transfer methods, and I think using an FTP server might not be the best choice due to security concerns.
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Tomoko
4 months ago
I think Cloud Dataflow could be a good option, but I’m not clear on how it would work with the existing on-premises applications.
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Lino
4 months ago
I remember we discussed using gsutil for syncing data, but I'm not sure if it can handle the daily updates efficiently.
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