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Which virtual machine is right for you?
With thousands of applications, each with different requirements, which VM is right for you? In this video, you'll learn what important factors you should consider when choosing the right VM.
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Google Cloud Skills Boost has a comprehensive catalog of 100+ learning activities designed for Compute Engine. Choose from labs or multi-module courses that consist of videos, documents, labs, and quizzes.
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Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues by reading Compute Engine documentation.
8 AI feature ideas for your Compute Engine project
AI isn’t the answer to every question, but there are small, meaningful ways you can integrate it with your Compute Engine project to make a huge impact.
- Accelerate software delivery with Gemini Code Assist.
- Use pre-trained models to analyze text for sentiment, classification, or translation.
- Create your first deep learning project with a pre-configured VM image containing the most popular AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and more.
Training
Learn fast with videos, documents, labs, and quizzes
Google Cloud Skills Boost has a comprehensive catalog of 100+ learning activities designed for Compute Engine. Choose from labs or multi-module courses that consist of videos, documents, labs, and quizzes.
Documentation
Let's figure it out.
Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues by reading Compute Engine documentation.
AI upgrades
8 AI feature ideas for your Compute Engine project
AI isn’t the answer to every question, but there are small, meaningful ways you can integrate it with your Compute Engine project to make a huge impact.
- Accelerate software delivery with Gemini Code Assist.
- Use pre-trained models to analyze text for sentiment, classification, or translation.
- Create your first deep learning project with a pre-configured VM image containing the most popular AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and more.
Deploy your project in under 20 minutes with a guided, in-console tutorial.
- Deploy a Linux VMLearn how to create a Linux virtual machine (VM) instance in Compute Engine using the Google Cloud console.
5-min tutorial
- Deploy a load-balanced VMCreate a virtual machine (VM) cluster with a load balancer.
10-min tutorial
- Deploy a Windows Server VMLearn how to create a Windows Server virtual machine (VM) instance by using the Google Cloud console.
5-min tutorial
- Deploy a Java applicationTake this tutorial to set up a Java application and learn about Cloud Load Balancing, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Managed Instance Groups (MIG), Cloud SQL, Filestore, and more.
15-min tutorial
- Deploy a dynamic websiteBuild, deploy, and operate a sample dynamic website using responsive web frameworks.
20-min tutorial
- Deploy a three-tier web appCreate a model web app using a three-tiered architecture (frontend, middle tier, backend).
15-min tutorial
- Deploy an ecommerce web appSet up an ecommerce web app with a geographically distributed user base.
15-min tutorial
- Deploy a LAMP stackDocumentation on how to set up a Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP stack.
5-min read
- Deploy a managed instance group (MIG)MIGs are a collection of VMs that you can manage as a single entity and support features, such as autohealing, autoscaling, load balancing, multiple zone coverage, and stateful workloads.
5-min tutorial
Accelerate your understanding of cloud concepts with this curated list of reference architectures, design guidance, and best practices. Access our full library in the Cloud Architecture Center.
- Migrate to Google CloudUse our unified migration platform to accelerate your end-to-end journey with spend estimators, asset discovery, and tooling for a variety of migration scenarios.
20-min read
- Cost optimizationBest practices for FinOps, monitoring, and managing resource considerations at every layer of the stack.
20-min read
- Backup your applicationsLearn how to set up backups and disaster recovery (DR) services for your application.
10-min read
- Deployment archetypesLearn about zonal, regional, multi-regional, global, hybrid, and multicloud archetypes and the design considerations for each.
10-min read
- Infrastructure reliability guideDesign and build infrastructure to run your workloads reliably in the cloud.
20-min read
- Landing zone designDesign and build a landing zone that includes identity onboarding, resource hierarchy, network design, and security controls.
30-min read
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