Introduction to Cloud Scheduler

Cloud Scheduler is another service in Google Cloud's arsenal that can be used for asynchronous communication within your application. However, it is more similar to Cloud Tasks than Cloud Pub/Sub. First of all, it is not a messaging system like Pub/Sub; instead, it can be defined as a powerful, fully managed platform to schedule all sorts of operations for your applications regularly. Cloud Scheduler is capable of handling a wide range of operations, including batch tasks and big data—in other words, it's a cron job scheduler.

Although not directly comparable with Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Scheduler can be used with Pub/Sub. Developers can create cron jobs using the platform for different types of targets, including Pub/Sub topics. Other types of Cloud Scheduler targets include HTTP/S endpoints and App Engine applications.

Cloud Scheduler is a powerful tool for automation with resilient features, including retry mechanisms and guaranteed...