Which solution would you use in Google Cloud Platform to provide multi-protocol file access?

• A. Google Cloud Filestore
• B. Amazon Elastic File System
• C. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service
• D. Azure NetApp Files

Answer: (C)

Multi-protocol file access means the same shared storage can be reached using more than one file protocol, typically both NFS for Linux/Unix workloads and SMB for Windows workloads. In Google Cloud, you want a file service that supports both protocols to allow Linux and Windows clients to access the same data seamlessly.

Google Cloud Filestore provides only NFS, so it doesn’t offer SMB access. The other options are tied to other clouds or specific Azure services, not Google Cloud. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service on Google Cloud is designed to run as a managed file service that supports multiple protocols (NFS and SMB), letting Linux and Windows clients share files from the same volume. That is why it’s the best fit for providing multi-protocol file access on Google Cloud.