June 2018
Intermediate to advanced
372 pages
8h 44m
English
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Knowing when (and when not) to use GCS
Static data such as YouTube videos, thumbnails on Instagram, or the high-quality product images you find on Amazon (the ones that you zoom into while hovering) are perfect for use in buckets.
Like AWS and Microsoft Azure, GCP has a pretty wide range of storage options and knowing when to use which is important; both from the point of view of actual practical use, and if you'd like to clear the GCP certifications. So do pay attention to this table:
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Use Case |
GCP's Offering |
Approximate Non-GCP Equivalents |
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Block storage |
GCE Persistent Disks |
NAS (Network attached storage), AWS Elastic Block ... |