Google Cloud Platform services
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services offered by Google, leveraging the same global infrastructure that powers Google's own products like Search and YouTube. It provides a vast array of services for computing, storage, networking, big data, machine…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2008
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Google Cloud Platform was created to democratize access to Google's highly scalable, reliable, and secure global infrastructure. It solves the problem of businesses needing to invest heavily in and manage their own on-premise data centers, procure hardware, handle scaling, and maintain complex IT operations, allowing them to focus on core business logic and innovation while leveraging advanced cloud services on demand.
- Platforms
- RESTful APIs, Command Line Interface (CLI), Cloud-native, Web browsers (for console access)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Twitter (for specific workloads)
- Ubisoft
- Spotify
- Home Depot
- Target
- PayPal
- Siemens
- Snap Inc.
- Major League Baseball (MLB)