GCP Products Flashcards
What is Cloud SQL
Managed relational database (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
What is Cloud Datastore
Managed non-SQL database. One per project. Next Gen called Firestore.
What is Cloud Storage
Managed object-oriented storage with infinite capacity
What are Cloud Storage tier options
Multi-Regional: highest availability in multiple geolocations
Regional: High availability with fixed locations
Nearline: Low-cost, for data accessed less than once a month
Coldline: Lowest cost for backup and disaster recovery
What is Filestore
Managed file service offering Network Attached Storage (NAS)
What are Firestore tier options
Standard and Premium (different IOPS and throughputs)
What is Firestore
Next gen cloud datastore (managed non-SQL database). Can run in Native or Datastore mode
What is Cloud Spanner
Fully managed, globally distributed, and highly consistent database. SQL. Virtually no downtime.
What is Bigtable
Fully managed, massive scale, non-SQL. Based on Apache HBase.
Which costs more, Bigtable or Datastore
Bigtable
What is ExpressRoute called in GCP
Cloud Interconnect
What are Interconnect types and limits
Dedicated Interconnect: 10 GBPs piped directly to Google Datacenter
Partner Interconnect: 50 MBps-10 Gbps piped through a Google partner
What is BigQuery
Highly scalable and managed cloud data warehouse. Built-in ML for analytics. SQL for queries. Used for predictive analysis, IoT, and log analytics.
What is Pub/Sub
Managed asynchronous messaging service with global availability. Publish to topic or push to webhook.
What is Dataproc
Fully managed Apache Spark and Hadoop cluster