Chapter 4: Using Cloud Functions and Google App Engine
One of the best ways to optimize the use of resources within our cloud application solutions is to use serverless services when possible, in order to only use resources when required and reduce the operational costs of infrastructure. For this, Google Cloud offers two computing solutions that allow us to meet this objective: Cloud Functions and App Engine.
In this chapter, you will learn about the following:
- The basics of Cloud Functions and App Engine
- The different types of Cloud Functions triggers and App Engine
- How to expose your services to the internet
- How to make a canary release strategy with A/B testing
- How to deploy an application in App Engine and Cloud Functions
- How to make your applications and services secure
