Google Cloud (GCP) — Beginner-Friendly Overview

☁️ Google Cloud (GCP) — Beginner-Friendly Overview

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is Google’s cloud computing service that lets organizations build, deploy, and secure applications without managing physical servers.

It’s widely used for:

• Web & mobile apps
• Data analytics
• AI / ML workloads
• Enterprise & startup infrastructure

🧠 What Google Cloud Provides

• Compute power
• Storage
• Networking
• Databases
• Security
• AI & Machine Learning tools

All delivered on demand.

🧱 Core Google Cloud Services

1️⃣ Compute

• Compute Engine – Virtual machines
• App Engine – Platform-as-a-Service
• Cloud Run – Serverless containers
• GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) – Container orchestration

2️⃣ Storage & Databases

• Cloud Storage – Object storage
• Persistent Disk – VM storage
• Cloud SQL – Managed databases
• BigQuery – Data warehousing

3️⃣ Networking

• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Load balancing
• Cloud DNS
• Cloud CDN
• VPN & Interconnect

4️⃣ Security & Identity

• IAM – Identity & Access Management
• Cloud Armor (DDoS protection)
• Security Command Center
• Encryption by default

🔐 Shared Responsibility Model

• Google secures the cloud infrastructure
• You secure:
• Applications
• Data
• Access permissions
• Configurations

🧠 Why Learn Google Cloud

✔ Used by top companies

✔ Strong in data & AI

✔ High demand cloud skills

✔ Scales easily

🧪 Common Use Cases

• Hosting websites & APIs
• Data analytics with BigQuery
• Machine learning models
• Secure enterprise apps