Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
GCP is a suite of cloud computing services provided by Google. Similar to both AWS and Azure, GCP provides organizations with a wide range of cloud services that can be used to build, deploy, and manage applications and services.
Google Compute Engine (GCE)
Google Compute Engine (GCE) is a cloud computing service offered by GCP that provides organizations with virtual machine instances on demand. With GCE, organizations can launch virtual machine instances quickly and easily, configure them to their specifications, and scale them up or down as needed. The following screenshot shows GCE’s dashboard, where you can create virtual machine instances. All created virtual machine instances will appear on this page.
Figure 3.8 – GCE dashboard
GCE supports a range of operating systems, including Linux and Windows, and provides organizations with a range of machine types optimized for different workloads. Similar to...