GCP

Suite of cloud computing services running on the same infrastructure that powers Google Search, YouTube, and Gmail. Delivers compute, storage, databases, AI and machine learning, analytics, and developer tools through a single platform with over 150 products.

Trusted by enterprises such as Snap, Volkswagen, Best Buy, MLB, FOX Sports, and Estée Lauder. Distinguished by the same global network and infrastructure Google uses internally, with strengths in data analytics, BigQuery, and generative AI via Vertex AI. Supports hybrid and multicloud deployments with open source and container-native workflows.

Key capabilities:

• Compute with virtual machines, Google Kubernetes Engine, and serverless Cloud Run
• Analytics at scale with BigQuery and streaming via Dataflow
• Managed databases: Cloud SQL, Spanner, Firestore, Bigtable
• AI and ML platform with Vertex AI, foundation models, and agent builder
• Object storage, block storage, and transfer services
• Developer tools: Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Shell

Common use cases: deploying and scaling web and mobile applications, building data warehouses and real-time analytics pipelines, training and serving machine learning models, running containerized workloads on Kubernetes, and building generative AI applications. Developers use gcloud CLI, Cloud Console, and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code workflows.