Correct Answer: Migrate to Cloud Dataproc with autoscaling and ephemeral clusters
Dataproc supports ephemeral clusters (creating a cluster, running a job, and deleting it) which is significantly cheaper than keeping VMs running 24/7....
Correct Answer
Migrate to Cloud Dataproc with autoscaling and ephemeral clusters
Why This Answer Is Correct
Dataproc supports ephemeral clusters (creating a cluster, running a job, and deleting it) which is significantly cheaper than keeping VMs running 24/7.
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