The correct answer is A, D, and E. The data architect should consider these three factors when evaluating the need for Salesforce Connect: You want real-time access to the latest data from other systems, you have a large amount of data that you don't want to copy into your Salesforce org, and you need to small amounts of external data at any one time. These factors indicate that Salesforce Connect is a suitable solution for creating a connected experience in Salesforce without importing inventory data from a cloud database. Salesforce Connect allows Salesforce to access external data via OData or custom adapters without storing it in Salesforce, which reduces storage costs and ensures data freshness. Salesforce Connect also supports pagination and caching to optimize performance when accessing small amounts of external data at any one time. Option B is incorrect because if you have a large amount of data and would like to copy subsets of it into Salesforce, you may not need Salesforce Connect but rather use other tools such as Data Loader or API integration. Option C is incorrect because if you need to expose data via a virtual private connection, you may not need Salesforce Connect but rather use other tools such as VPN or VPC peering.