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Google Cloud Platform (GCP)	entity	Cloud Provider Public-Cloud	cloud-operating-model-key-strategies-and-best-practices

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is Google's cloud computing platform, providing infrastructure and application services with strengths in AI/ML, data analytics, and container technologies.

Overview

GCP is one of the three major public cloud providers, particularly known for Kubernetes (originated at Google), data analytics, and machine learning capabilities.

Key Services Referenced

Category	Services
Compute	Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, GKE
Storage	Cloud Storage, Filestore
Database	Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Firestore, Spanner
AI/ML	Vertex AI, TensorFlow, Gemini
Analytics	BigQuery, Dataflow, Looker
Networking	VPC, Cloud CDN, Cloud Load Balancing

Multi-Cloud Context

GCP is commonly used alongside AWS and Azure in multi-cloud strategies:

• Machine Learning — Often preferred for ML/AI workloads (Vertex AI, TensorFlow)
• Data Analytics — BigQuery for data warehousing and analytics
• Container-native — GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) for container orchestration

Related Concepts

• Multi-Cloud-Strategy — GCP as one of multiple providers
• Cloud-Native — Building on GCP-native services
• Kubernetes — GKE as managed Kubernetes
• FinOps — Managing GCP costs

Sources

• sources/how-can-a-multi-cloud-strategy-transform-your-business-roi.md