Google Cloud Platform
Google, a leader in AI and data analytics, is on a massive AI acquisition binge, having acquired myriad AI startups in the last several years. Google is deeply invested in furthering artificial intelligence capabilities. In addition to using AI to improve its services, Google Cloud sells a number of AI and machine learning services to business. It has an industry-leading software project in TensorFlow as well as its own Tensor AI chip project.
Google Cloud Platform Services
Google Cloud Platform's portfolio of cloud services isn't as extensive as Amazon's or Microsoft Azure's, but it offers some specialized tools for developers that are hard to find elsewhere. It organizes its cloud services into the following nine categories:
Compute — includes Google's original cloud service, the App Engine PaaS, as well as Compute Engine, Container Engine, Container Registry and the Cloud Functions serverless computing offering
Storage and Database — includes Cloud Storage object storage, Cloud SQL with MySQL or PostgreSQL database options, Cloud Bigtable NoSQL database, Cloud Spanner relational database, Cloud Datastore NoSQL database and Persistent Disk block storage
Networking — includes Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN content delivery, Cloud Interconnect for enterprise-grade connections to Google's Cloud and Cloud DNS for Web domain serving
Big Data — includes the BigQuery large-scale data warehouse, Cloud Dataflow for batch and stream data processing, Cloud DataProc with Spark and Hadoop capabilities, Cloud Datalab for analytics and visualizations, Cloud Dataprep for data preparation, Cloud Pub/Sub messaging, Genomics for genetic scientists and Google Data Studio for business reporting
Internet of Things — includes Google's Cloud IoT Core for secure device connection and management
Machine Learning — includes Google's Cloud Machine Learning Engine, as well as its APIs for job search, natural language, speech, translation, vision and video intelligence
Identity and Security — includes Cloud IAM identity and access management, Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, Cloud Data Loss Prevention API, Security Key Enforcement, Cloud Key Management Service, Cloud Resource Manager and the Cloud Security Scanner
Management Tools — includes Stackdriver Overview, Monitoring and Logging, all of which support both Google Cloud Platform and AWS. This category also includes app optimization and deployment tools like Trace, Debugger, Cloud Deployment Manager, Cloud Endpoints, Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, Cloud Mobile App, Cloud Billing API and other Cloud APIs
Developer Tools — Includes the Cloud SDK with its command line interface for Google Cloud Platform services, container tools, Cloud Source Repositories, Cloud Tools for Android Studio, Cloud Tools for IntelliJ, Cloud Tools for Powershell, Cloud Tools for Visual Studio, Cloud Tools for Eclipse, Gradle App Engine Plugin, Maven App Engine Plugin and the Cloud Test Lab for On-Demand Testing
Google boasts that its cloud services have customer-friendly pricing, and it claims that its prices are "on average 60% less for many compute workloads compared to other cloud providers." The chart below, while far from exhaustive, offers an overview of the pricing and features for some of Google's most popular cloud services. Please note, however, that pricing can and does change frequently.
Popular Features of google Cloud Service:
Service |
Features |
APP Engine |
• PaaS with support for most language
runtimes, frameworkds and third-party libraries. |
|
Compute Engine |
• Highly scalable |
|
Container Engine |
• Built on Docker and Kubernetes |
|
Cloud Storage |
• Best-In-class performance and reliability. |
|
BigQuery |
• Petabyte-scale |
|
Cloud Machine Learning
Engine |
• Built on Google's TensoFlow framework |
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