Google Cloud Functions
A serverless environment to build and connect cloud services
Overview
Google Cloud Functions is a lightweight, event-based, asynchronous compute solution that allows you to create small, single-purpose functions that respond to cloud events without the need to manage a server or a runtime environment. Functions are written in JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, and PHP.
✨ Key Features
- Event-driven
- Automatic scaling
- Pay-per-use
- Support for multiple languages
- Integrated monitoring and logging with Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging
- Open source based (Knative)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Strong integration with the Google Cloud and Firebase ecosystems
- Based on open standards like Knative
- Generous free tier
Unique Value: Build event-driven applications that seamlessly connect to Google Cloud services with a generous free tier.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Responding to events from Google Cloud services
- Building serverless APIs
- Automating cloud infrastructure tasks
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Long-running computational tasks
- Applications requiring custom OS-level packages
🏆 Alternatives
Offers deep integration with Google's data and machine learning services.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Production, Business Critical tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 2 million invocations, 400,000 GB-seconds, 200,000 GHz-seconds of compute time, and 5 GB of Internet egress traffic per month.
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