Summary
Understanding GCE takes some time. We covered many topics, from the simplest one, VM creation, to the creation of an MIG. In between, we added and removed disk to instances and created snapshots, which aren’t a backup solution but can be used if something happens and we need to roll back to the previous state of the instance quickly. We briefly touched on the networking of Compute Engine, which will have a dedicated chapter. We ended the chapter by installing cloud logging and monitoring agents, which is important in conjunction with MIGs and autoscaling.
In the next chapter, we will abstract VMs and move up the logical layers, where Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine will play a leading role.
