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Cost Optimization and Billing (GCP PCA) Flashcards
GCP Professional Cloud Architect Flashcards
| Front | Back |
| Can billing data in GCP Billing Reports be filtered? | Yes, by project, service, and specific resource types |
| How can you ensure data storage costs are reduced in GCP? | Utilize storage classes like Coldline or Archive |
| How can you get real-time notifications for spending changes in GCP? | By setting budget alert email notifications |
| How can you restrict spending in GCP projects? | Set IAM permissions and configure budgets |
| How does Cloud Scheduler help optimize costs? | By automating resource shutdowns during non-peak hours |
| How does the GCP Free Tier help manage costs? | By offering free usage limits for many services |
| Name one way to reduce GCP costs related to compute. | Use Preemptible VMs for lower-cost workloads |
| What does GCP's Pay-as-You-Go pricing model mean? | You only pay for resources consumed |
| What does the GCP Billing Export to BigQuery enable? | Custom billing visualization and advanced analysis |
| What feature can you use to group cloud resources for cost analysis? | Resource Labels or Billing Tags |
| What GCP feature allows alerts based on spending thresholds? | Billing Budgets and Alerts |
| What GCP tool provides optimization recommendations for cost savings? | Cloud Cost Intelligence or GCP Recommender |
| What IAM role is required for managing billing accounts in GCP? | Billing Account Admin |
| What is a GCP Billing Account? | An account linked to payments for GCP resources used |
| What is a GCP Project in the context of billing? | A logical grouping of related resources billed under the same account |
| What is a key practice to optimize VM usage costs in GCP? | Resize or stop unused instances |
| What is Committed Use Discount in GCP? | Pricing discounts for committing to usage for 1 or 3 years |
| What is Resource Labels’ role in cost management? | To organize and track cost by tagging resources |
| What is the advantage of Spot VMs? | Low cost for fault-tolerant workloads |
| What is the advantage of using Cloud Storage Nearline? | Lower costs for infrequently accessed data |
| What is the benefit of setting Billing Budgets in GCP? | To control and monitor costs through budget thresholds |
| What is the main benefit of the GCP Sustained Use Discounts? | Automatic cost reduction for consistent usage over time |
| What is the Pricing Calculator in GCP? | A tool to estimate GCP service costs |
| What is the primary tool in GCP for monitoring and managing billing and costs? | Billing Account Management |
| What is the purpose of GCP's Billing Export feature? | To export billing data to BigQuery or Cloud Storage for analysis |
| What is the role of Cloud Monitoring in cost management? | To monitor resource usage and adjust to optimize costs |
| What kind of pricing does GCP offer for sustained-use workloads? | Sustained Use Discounts |
| What tool allows you to visualize GCP billing and usage data? | GCP Billing Reports |
| Why is GCP's recommendation service useful for cost management? | It identifies unused or underutilized resources to downscale |
This deck explains concepts related to managing costs in GCP, including billing monitoring, resource optimization, and pricing models for GCP services.