Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search and YouTube. It offers a wide array of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics, machine…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2008
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- GCP was created to democratize access to Google's robust, globally-scaled, and highly reliable infrastructure and advanced technologies, which were previously internal-only. It aims to solve the challenges businesses faced with on-premise IT, such as high upfront hardware costs, complex infrastructure management, difficulty scaling applications quickly, limited global reach, and the need for specialized expertise in distributed systems and data analytics.
- Platforms
- Global cloud infrastructure (Google's data centers)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Equifax
- HSBC
- Ubisoft
- Snapchat (Snap Inc.)
- Spotify
- The New York Times
- Verizon
- P&G