Google Compute Engine (GCE)

Google Compute Engine (GCE) is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) component of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that allows users to launch and manage virtual machines (VMs) on Google's global infrastructure. It provides scalable, high-performance compute capacity on demand, enabling businesses to…

Key facts

First appeared: 2012
Category: technology
Problem solved: GCE addresses the challenge of providing flexible, scalable, and on-demand compute resources, freeing businesses from the capital expenditure and operational overhead of purchasing, maintaining, and scaling physical server infrastructure. It democratizes access to Google's highly efficient and globally distributed data center capabilities.
Platforms: Google Cloud Platform

Related technologies

Google Cloud Networking (VPC)
Google Cloud Load Balancing
Grafana
Ansible
Google Cloud SQL
Terraform
Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Prometheus
Docker

Notable users

King (Candy Crush Saga)
HTC
Spotify
PayPal
The New York Times
Twitter
Snap Inc.