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Setting the table partition expiration period to one year using the ALTER TABLE statement is the most efficient and cost-effective approach. This automatically deletes data in partitions older than one year, reducing storage costs without requiring manual intervention or additional queries. It minimizes administrative overhead and ensures compliance with your data retention policy while optimizing storage usage in BigQuery.

Dataform workflows are the ideal solution for migrating batch transformation pipelines to Google Cloud when you want to perform programmatic transformations using only SQL. Dataform allows you to define SQL-based workflows for data transformations and supports Git integration for version control, enabling collaboration and version tracking of your pipelines. This approach is purpose-built for SQL-driven data pipeline management and aligns perfectly with your requirements.

Scheduling the creation of a snapshot of the table weekly ensures that you have a point-in-time backup of the table. In case of accidental deletion, you can re-create the table from the snapshot. Additionally, BigQuery's time travel feature allows you to recover data from up to seven days prior to deletion. Combining snapshots with time travel provides a robust solution for preventing data loss and ensuring reporting continuity for critical tables.This approach minimizes risks while offering flexibility for recovery.

Using object holds and lifecycle management rules is the most efficient and compliant strategy for this scenario because:Immutability: Object holds (temporary or event-based) ensure that objects cannot be deleted or overwritten, meeting strict compliance regulations for data immutability.Cost efficiency: Lifecycle management rules automatically transition objects to more cost-effective storage classes based on their age and access patterns.Compliance and automation: This approach ensures compliance with retention requirements while reducing manual effort, leveraging built-in Cloud Storage features. 

Using BigQuery ML is the best solution in this case because:Ease of use: BigQuery ML allows users to build machine learning models using SQL, which requires minimal ML expertise.Integrated platform: Since the data already exists in BigQuery, there's no need to move it to another service, saving time and engineering resources.Logistic regression: This is an appropriate model for binary classification tasks like predicting the likelihood of a customer making a purchase in the next month.

Using Cloud Composer to design the processing pipeline as a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) is the most suitable approach because:Fault tolerance: Cloud Composer (based on Apache Airflow) allows for handling failures at specific stages. You can clear the state of a failed task and rerun it without reprocessing the entire pipeline.Stage-based processing: DAGs are ideal for workflows with interdependent stages where the output of one stage serves as input to the next.Efficiency: This approach minimizes downtime and ensures that only failed stages are rerun, leading to faster final output generation.

Using Analytics Hub to create a private exchange with data egress restrictions ensures controlled sharing of the dataset while minimizing the risk of unauthorized copying. This approach allows you to provide secure, managed access to the dataset without giving direct access to the raw data. The egress restriction ensures that data cannot be exported or copied outside the designated boundaries. Additionally, this solution provides a reusable framework that simplifies future data sharing with other teams or projects while maintaining strict data governance. 

Creating a single-region bucket with custom Object Lifecycle Management policies based on upload date is the most appropriate solution. This approach allows you to automatically transition objects to less expensive storage classes as their access frequency decreases over time. For example, frequently accessed files can remain in the Standard storage class initially, then transition to Nearline, Coldline, or Archive storage as their popularity wanes.This strategy ensures a cost-effective and efficient storage system while maintaining simplicity by automating the lifecycle management of video files.

The Dataflow Developer role provides the necessary permissions to manage Dataflow streaming pipelines, including the ability to restart pipelines. This role adheres to the principle of least privilege, as it grants only the permissions required to manage and operate Dataflow jobs without unnecessary administrative access. Other roles, such as Dataflow Admin, would grant broader permissions, which are not needed in this scenario.

To build a serverless data pipeline that processes data in real-time from Pub/Sub, transforms it, and stores it for SQL-based analysis using Looker, the best solution is to use Dataflow and BigQuery. Dataflow is a fully managed service for real-time data processing and transformation, while BigQuery is a serverless data warehouse that supports SQL-based querying and integrates seamlessly with Looker for data analysis and visualization. This combination meets the requirements for real-time streaming, transformation, and efficient storage for analytical queries.

Creating a materialized view in BigQuery with the SUM() function and the DATE_SUB() function is the best approach. Materialized views allow you to pre-aggregate and cache query results, making them efficient for repeated access, such as monthly reporting. By using the DATE_SUB() function, you can filter the inventory data to include only the most recent month. This approach ensures that the aggregation is up-to-date with minimal latency and provides efficient integration with Looker Studio for dashboarding.