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GCP Storage Database CheatSheet

The GCP Storage & Database Cheat Sheet outlines various Google Cloud Platform storage and database solutions, detailing their best use cases and advantages. Key offerings include Cloud Storage for large files, Cloud SQL for managed relational databases, Cloud Spanner for scalable enterprise applications, Cloud Firestore for serverless NoSQL, BigQuery for analytics, and Bigtable for large-scale time series data. Each solution is tailored for specific applications and provides features such as strong security, automatic backups, real-time synchronization, and high availability.

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GCP Storage Database CheatSheet

The GCP Storage & Database Cheat Sheet outlines various Google Cloud Platform storage and database solutions, detailing their best use cases and advantages. Key offerings include Cloud Storage for large files, Cloud SQL for managed relational databases, Cloud Spanner for scalable enterprise applications, Cloud Firestore for serverless NoSQL, BigQuery for analytics, and Bigtable for large-scale time series data. Each solution is tailored for specific applications and provides features such as strong security, automatic backups, real-time synchronization, and high availability.

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GCP Storage & Database Cheat Sheet

Cloud Storage (Object Storage)


Best for: Large files, backups, archival, media storage
Use Cases: Immutable objects, CDN, media streaming, data lake
Advantages:
- Global-scale object storage with multi-region support
- Lifecycle management (auto-delete, move to Coldline)
- Strong security & encryption (IAM, Signed URLs)
- gsutil, API, Console se easy access
- Versioning support (old file versions store kar sakte ho)

Cloud SQL (Managed Relational DB)


Best for: Small-Medium size transactional applications
Use Cases: Web apps, CMS (WordPress, Drupal), Business apps
Advantages:
- Fully managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
- ACID transactions ensure data consistency
- Automatic backups & high availability
- VPC support for private access
- Query insights for performance analysis

Cloud Spanner (Relational DB for Scalability)


Best for: Enterprise & global-scale applications
Use Cases: Banking, Finance, Online gaming, E-commerce
Advantages:
- Globally distributed, horizontally scalable
- Strong consistency with SQL support
- High availability (99.999% uptime)
- Automatic sharding & replication
- Multi-region writes (low-latency transactions worldwide)

Cloud Firestore (Serverless NoSQL)


Best for: Mobile & real-time apps
Use Cases: Chat apps, leaderboards, Firebase apps, IoT
Advantages:
- Serverless, NoSQL document store
- Real-time synchronization across devices
- Offline mode support (good for mobile apps)
- Automatic indexing (no need for manual indexing)
- Firebase SDK integration (great for mobile devs)

BigQuery (Data Warehouse & Analytics)


Best for: Big data analytics, BI, ML pipelines
Use Cases: Log analysis, marketing analytics, fraud detection
Advantages:
- Serverless, massively parallel processing (MPP)
- Near real-time SQL analytics
- Auto-scaling & pay-as-you-go pricing
- Supports BI tools like Looker, Data Studio, Tableau
- Machine Learning (BigQuery ML) for predictive analytics

Bigtable (NoSQL for Large-Scale Time Series Data)


Best for: High throughput applications (IoT, analytics)
Use Cases: Monitoring, AdTech, personalization, real-time analytics
Advantages:
- Columnar NoSQL DB for massive scalability
- Low latency, high availability
- Scalable petabyte storage
- HBase API compatible (works with Apache HBase)
- Best for time-series data (sensor data, stock prices, etc.)

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