What is GCP?
Google Cloud Platform, Google's cloud computing services competing with AWS
Why It Matters
GCP excels in data analytics and machine learning, with strong Kubernetes support
Real-World Example
Using Google Cloud's BigQuery to analyse millions of rows of data in seconds
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Related Terms
AWS
Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud computing platform offering hundreds of services
Azure
Microsoft's cloud computing platform, popular with enterprises using Microsoft products
Cloud Computing
Using remote servers over the internet instead of your own computers
Server
A computer that runs continuously to handle requests, store data, and serve your application to users
Serverless
A way to run code without managing your own servers, where the cloud provider handles everything
Edge Functions
Code that runs on servers close to your users around the world, rather than in one central location