GCP Cloud Functions Service

A GCP Cloud Functions Service is a serverless computing service that enables event-driven function execution within the Google Cloud Platform.

• AKA: Google Cloud Functions, GCP Functions, Google Serverless Functions.
• Context:
  • It can execute GCP Function Code in GCP serverless runtime.
  • It can support GCP Function Languages such as Node.js runtime, Python runtime, Go runtime, and Java runtime.
  • It can handle GCP Function Event from GCP event sources.
  • It can scale GCP Function Instance based on workload demand.
  • It can manage GCP Function Resource without infrastructure management.
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  • It can often process GCP Cloud Storage Event through storage trigger.
  • It can often handle GCP Pub/Sub Message via message trigger.
  • It can often respond to GCP HTTP Request using http trigger.
  • It can often integrate with GCP Firebase Event through firebase trigger.
  • It can often monitor GCP Function Performance via cloud monitoring.
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  • It can range from being a Simple GCP Function to being a Complex GCP Function, depending on its function complexity.
  • It can range from being a Development GCP Function to being a Production GCP Function, depending on its deployment environment.
  • It can range from being a Regional GCP Function to being a Multi-Regional GCP Function, depending on its deployment scope.
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  • It can have GCP Function Networking for network access.
  • It can perform GCP Function Authentication through cloud IAM.
  • It can maintain GCP Function Security via security policy.
  • It can support GCP Function Testing through local emulator.
  • It can implement GCP Function Logging via cloud logging.
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• Examples:
  • GCP Cloud Functions Releases, such as:
    • Initial GCP Cloud Functions (2016), with beta release capability.
    • Node.js GCP Functions (2017), with JavaScript function support.
    • Python GCP Functions (2018), with Python function support.
    • Go GCP Functions (2019), with Go function support.
    • Java GCP Functions (2020), with Java function support.
    • Enterprise GCP Functions (2021), with advanced security features.
    • Second Generation GCP Functions (2022), with improved performance.
    • Enhanced GCP Functions (2023), with container support.
    • AI-Enhanced GCP Functions (2024), with machine learning capability.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • GCP Cloud Run Service, which requires container image.
  • GCP App Engine Service, which provides full application platform.
  • GCP Compute Engine Service, which manages virtual machines.
  • AWS Lambda Service, which uses different cloud provider.
  • Azure Functions Service, which runs on Microsoft cloud.
• See: GCP Serverless Platform, GCP Event Processing, GCP Function Development, GCP Cloud Service, Serverless Architecture.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cloud_Platform#Compute Retrieved:2023-6-6.
  • … Cloud Functions – Functions as a Service to run event-driven code written in Node.js, Java, Python, or Go. * Cloud Run – Compute execution environment based on Knative. Offered as Cloud Run (fully managed) or as Cloud Run for Anthos. Currently supports GCP, AWS and VMware management.

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