Building Google Cloud Platform Solutions

General considerations

We'll take a deeper look at the strengths and weaknesses of these individual technologies in their respective chapters, but there are a few high-level points that should be considered when evaluating a platform fit for a given solution. Generally speaking, less abstract solutions provide more user control, which greatly increases the flexibility in how solutions are implemented.

Most solutions implemented in a higher-abstraction service can also be implemented in a lower-abstraction service, albeit likely with a considerable amount of operational overhead. Conversely, services providing higher levels of abstraction tend to forfeit some level of user control, potentially limiting their use cases. For example, a set of ...