GCP
Google cloud services
GCP is an abbreviation for Google Cloud Platform, a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google.
It competes with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure for hosting, storage, and computing resources: We're migrating our infrastructure to GCP.
In other contexts, GCP may stand for Good Clinical Practice, standards governing medical trials.
Cloud computing platform
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
- multi-cloudComputing across multiple providers
- cloud-nativeDesigned for cloud environments
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
serverless · pay-as-you-go · on-demand · elasticity · regions · repatriation
Consolidated repository for analysis
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- ETLSource-to-destination data process
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- batch processingRunning queued jobs automatically
Facilities housing networked computers
- virtual machinesEmulated computer systems
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- autoscalingAutomatic capacity adjustment
- snapshotsInformal, quick photographs
Decomposed application architecture
- containersObjects for holding things
- DockerApplication containerization platform
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
AWS
Cloud computing platform
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
- multi-cloudComputing across multiple providers
- cloud-nativeDesigned for cloud environments
SaaS · serverless · pay-as-you-go · on-demand · elasticity · regions · repatriation
data warehouse
Consolidated repository for analysis
datacenters
Facilities housing networked computers
- virtual machinesEmulated computer systems
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- autoscalingAutomatic capacity adjustment
microservices
Decomposed application architecture
- containersObjects for holding things
- DockerApplication containerization platform
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
Looker
Enterprise analytics platform
GCPon-premises
Installed locally, not cloud
on-prem · bare metal · colocation · mainframe