Google Compute Engine
a.k.a. GCE
High performance virtual machines, customer-friendlypricing, fast networking, and carbon-neutral impact.
Specifications
GCE has the following traits:
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CPU
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x86 architecture
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arm architecture
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RAM
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GPU
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Bare metals
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Virtual machines
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Maximum network bandwidth
Features
Here's Google Compute Engine's characteristics:
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Block storage
Detachable and on-demand virtual storage -
Snapshot
Storage save and restore -
Network management
Control of network, subnets or routes -
Floating IP
Virtual public IP addresses that can be assigned to a server -
Public IPv4
Public network manageable with IPv4 -
Public IPv6
Public network manageable with IPv6 -
Private IPv4
Private network manageable with IPv4 -
Private IPv6
Private network manageable with IPv6 -
Marketplace
Platform where users can browse and deploy pre-configured software applications -
SSH management
Store and assign SSH authentications -
Autoscaling
Automatically adjusts the number of resources based on triggers -
Firewall
Filters incoming and outgoing traffic, blocking unauthorized access based on predefined rules -
Traffic cost pool
Allows mutualization of network credits from all the instances -
Monitoring
Built-in system performance visualization. -
Logging
Built-in event and log visualization -
Console
VNC/IPMI Console is a remote access feature that provides direct, interactive access to an instance's console.
Pricing overview
Among their catalog, provides the following products:
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Instance small
c2d-highcpu-2 AMD Milan
2 CPU - 4096 MBUS$0.097 / hr
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Instance medium
c2d-highcpu-8 AMD Milan
8 CPU - 16384 MBUS$0.386 / hr
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Instance extra memory
t2d-standard-8 AMD Milan
8 CPU - 32768 MBUS$0.436 / hr
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Instance extra CPU
n2d-highcpu-8 AMD Rome
8 CPU - 8192 MBUS$0.322 / hr
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Instance large
c2d-highcpu-32 AMD Milan
32 CPU - 65536 MBUS$1.545 / hr
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Instance extra large
n2d-highcpu-64 AMD Rome
64 CPU - 65536 MBUS$2.575 / hr