Question

Your team stores application log files in a Cloud Storage bucket. The logs are frequently accessed for the first 30 days for troubleshooting, rarely accessed between 30 and 365 days for occasional audits, and must be retained for 7 years for compliance but are almost never read after the first year. You want to minimize storage costs while keeping the data in the same bucket. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Create a lifecycle rule that transitions objects to Nearline after 30 days and to Archive after 365 days.

Answer

Create a lifecycle rule that deletes objects after 30 days and re-uploads them to a Coldline bucket.

Answer

Set the bucket's default storage class to Archive so all objects are stored at the lowest cost from creation.

Answer

Create a lifecycle rule that transitions objects to Standard after 30 days and to Nearline after 365 days.