Launching a GCP network

As with AWS and Azure, all you need is a modern laptop or desktop PC running Windows, macOS, or a Linux distribution to launch and manage a GCP network. Google’s computers and infrastructure do all of the heavy lifting as far as computing resources are concerned.

I would also recommend using Google Authenticator on your Android phone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&pli=1) or iPhone (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-authenticator/id388497605) so that you can use multi-factor authentication (MFA) with your GCP services. I would not recommend using your phone to do most of your GCP work as a PC screen and a physical keyboard are ideal for those purposes. But you may install the Google Cloud app (https://cloud.google.com/app) on your phone if you want to check the status of your GCP services. It’s especially great for checking your billing on the go to make sure you’re not doing...