GCP (Google Cloud Platform) fundamentals sample question with answer 37

Question:
You are a global financial services company with users all over the world. You need a database service that can provide low latency worldwide with strong consistency. Which service might you choose?

1. Cloud SQL
2. BigQuery
3. Firestore
4. Spanner

Answer:
D - this answer is correct. A key feature of Spanner is scale for relational data with strong consistency, and it is globally distributed to provide low latency. The high availability and automatic replication are also strong features for financial services