Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services provided by Google. It offers a range of services including computing, storage, networking, big data, machine learning, and IoT, as well as cloud management, security, and developer tools. <br> <br>Key Components: <br> <br>Compute Services: <br> <br>Google Compute Engine (GCE): Provides virtual machines (VMs) running in Google’s data centers. <br>Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): Managed Kubernetes service for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications. <br>App Engine: Platform as a Service (PaaS) that allows developers to build and deploy applications on Google’s infrastructure. <br>Cloud Functions: Event-driven serverless compute platform for lightweight, asynchronous tasks. <br>Storage and Databases: <br> <br>Google Cloud Storage: Object storage for unstructured data. <br>Cloud SQL: Managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. <br>Cloud Spanner: Globally distributed, horizontally scalable, strongly consistent database. <br>Bigtable: NoSQL database designed for large analytical and operational workloads.