Designing Applications for Google Cloud Platform: Create and Deploy Applications Using Java

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A. ShashiDesigning Applications for Google Cloud Platform https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9511-3_1

1. Introduction

Ashutosh Shashi¹  

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Duluth, GA, USA

 

This chapter will introduce Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and how they can be used to build, deploy, and scale applications. This chapter will guide you in setting up a GCP environment and give a brief overview of the most common GCP services. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to understand the basics of GCP, create a GCP project, and know which GCP services you can use to build and deploy applications.

You’ll want to create a login on Google or use your existing Google account to start ...