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GCP Fundamental

The document provides an overview of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), detailing the concepts of regions and zones, which are essential for resource deployment and management. It explains the importance of GCP accounts for resource management, billing, identity management, and integration with other Google services. Additionally, it outlines key GCP services across various categories such as compute, storage, networking, big data, machine learning, databases, identity and security, developer tools, and management tools.

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GCP Fundamental

The document provides an overview of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), detailing the concepts of regions and zones, which are essential for resource deployment and management. It explains the importance of GCP accounts for resource management, billing, identity management, and integration with other Google services. Additionally, it outlines key GCP services across various categories such as compute, storage, networking, big data, machine learning, databases, identity and security, developer tools, and management tools.

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# GCP Fundamental

## GCP Region vs Zones


In Google Cloud Platform (GCP), regions and
zones are important concepts when it comes
to deploying and managing resources.

### Region
- A region is a specific geographical
location where you can run your resources.
It is made up of one or more zones.
- Google Cloud Platform has multiple
regions across the world to provide
flexibility and options for deploying
applications and services closer to your
users.
- Each region is independent, and resources
in one region are isolated from resources
in other regions, providing fault tolerance
and high availability.

### Zone
- A zone is an isolated location within a
region. Each zone is designed to be
independent of other zones in terms of
power, cooling, networking, and
connectivity.
- By deploying resources across multiple
zones within a region, you can help protect
your applications and data from data center
failures.
- Zonal resources such as virtual machine
instances, disks, and Kubernetes clusters
are typically tied to a specific zone.

### Key Points


- Regions provide a way to isolate
workloads and provide redundancy, while
zones provide distinct, independent
environments within a region.
- When deploying applications or services,
you should consider distributing resources
across multiple zones within a region to
enhance availability and fault tolerance.
- GCP's global network connects all regions
and zones, allowing for reliable and low-
latency connectivity across the platform.

In summary, regions and zones in GCP play a


crucial role in ensuring high availability,
fault tolerance, and geographic
distribution of resources, allowing you to
design and deploy applications that are
resilient and can meet the needs of users
across the globe.

`Example`
![Alt text](./images/region-zone.png)

## Note abot GCP Account


Here are some important points to note
about a Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
account:

1. **Resource Management**: A GCP account


provides access to a wide range of cloud
services and resources, such as virtual
machines, databases, storage, and
networking capabilities.

2. **Billing and Cost Management**: With a


GCP account, you can manage billing
settings, view usage reports, and set up
budgets and alerts to monitor and control
costs associated with your usage of GCP
services.

3. **Identity and Access Management


(IAM)**: GCP accounts are associated with
IAM roles, allowing you to control and
manage permissions for users, groups, and
service accounts, ensuring secure access to
resources.

4. **Organization Hierarchy**: GCP accounts


can be organized into a hierarchical
structure using GCP Organizations. This
allows for centralized management of
policies, permissions, and resources across
an organization.
5. **API Access and Service Usage**: GCP
accounts enable access to a wide range of
APIs and services, including tools for
development, data analysis, machine
learning, and more.

6. **Support and Service Level Agreements


(SLAs)**: Depending on the type of GCP
account, you may have access to support
options and SLAs that provide commitments
for service availability and performance.

7. **Integration with Other Google


Services**: GCP accounts are often
integrated with other Google services such
as Gmail, Google Workspace, and Google
Analytics, providing a comprehensive suite
of cloud and productivity tools.

It's important to note that GCP accounts


come in different types, such as personal
accounts, enterprise accounts, and accounts
associated with organizations. Each type of
account has its own set of features,
capabilities, and management options based
on the specific needs of the user or
organization.
## GCP Service
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers a wide
range of services and products to support
cloud computing, storage, machine learning,
big data, and more. Here are some key GCP
services:

1. **Compute**:
- Compute Engine: Provides virtual
machines (VMs) for running applications.
- Kubernetes Engine: Offers managed
Kubernetes clusters for containerized
applications.
- App Engine: Platform as a Service
(PaaS) for building and deploying
applications.

2. **Storage**:
- Cloud Storage: Object storage for
storing and accessing data.
- Cloud SQL: Fully managed relational
databases.
- Cloud Bigtable: NoSQL wide-column
database for large analytical and
operational workloads.

3. **Networking**:
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Provides
networking functionality for GCP resources.
- Cloud Load Balancing: Distributes
incoming traffic across multiple instances.
- Cloud CDN: Content Delivery Network
for delivering content to users.

4. **Big Data and Machine Learning**:


- BigQuery: Serverless, highly scalable
enterprise data warehouse for analytics.
- Dataflow: Fully managed stream and
batch data processing.
- AI Platform: Managed services for
building, testing, and deploying machine
learning models.

5. **Databases**:
- Cloud Spanner: Horizontally scalable,
strongly consistent, relational database
service.
- Firebase Realtime Database: NoSQL
cloud database for mobile and web
applications.
- Firestore: Flexible, scalable database
for mobile, web, and server development.

6. **Identity and Security**:


- Identity and Access Management (IAM):
Provides centralized access management for
GCP resources.
- Cloud Identity: Manages users,
devices, and apps from a single console.
- Security Command Center: Provides
security and risk insights for GCP
resources.

7. **Developer Tools**:
- Cloud Build: Continuously build, test,
and deploy software.
- Cloud Source Repositories: Hosted
private Git repositories.
- Firebase: Platform for building and
operating mobile and web applications.

8. **Management Tools**:
- Stackdriver: Monitoring, logging, and
diagnostics for applications on GCP.
- Deployment Manager: Infrastructure as
Code service for managing GCP resources.
- Cloud Console: Web-based user
interface to manage GCP resources.

These are just a few examples of the


extensive suite of services and products
offered by Google Cloud Platform to support
a wide range of use cases, from basic
infrastructure needs to advanced data
analytics and machine learning
applications.

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