Google Compute Engine Features
What are the features of Google Compute Engine?
Functionality
- Cloud Consolidation
- Cloud Optimization
- Resource Auto-Scaling
Management
- Cloud Security
- Pay by Usage
- Usage Tracking
- Performance Tracking
Infrastructure Provision
- Public Cloud
- Private Cloud
- Hybrid Cloud
- Bare Metal
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Edge Computing
- Virtual Networks
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Functionality
Cloud Consolidation | Consolidate viewing and management of multiple clouds in one solution. 108 reviewers of Google Compute Engine have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 108 reviews) | |
Cloud Orchestration | Provide cloud orchestration for setup, configuration, and management. This feature was mentioned in 106 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 87% (Based on 106 reviews) | |
Cloud Optimization | Based on 107 Google Compute Engine reviews. Optimize cloud performance and integration with disparate systems. | 88% (Based on 107 reviews) | |
Resource Auto-Scaling | Scales infrastructure resources automatically to meet capacity or computational demands This feature was mentioned in 137 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 90% (Based on 137 reviews) | |
OS Integration | Based on 86 Google Compute Engine reviews. Runs smoothly with a variety operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.). | 87% (Based on 86 reviews) | |
Resource Saving | Optimizes CPU and storage resource efficiently. This feature was mentioned in 85 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 87% (Based on 85 reviews) | |
Performance Management | Monitors virtual workload and physical hardware performance at a glance. This feature was mentioned in 84 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 86% (Based on 84 reviews) | |
Security | Meets data protection and compliance standards. This feature was mentioned in 88 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 90% (Based on 88 reviews) |
Management
Cloud Cost Analytics | Provide cost management insights and analytics regarding cloud usage. 107 reviewers of Google Compute Engine have provided feedback on this feature. | 83% (Based on 107 reviews) | |
Cloud Security | As reported in 107 Google Compute Engine reviews. Manage vulnerability, access, and protection for multiple clouds. | 90% (Based on 107 reviews) | |
Cloud Resource Management | As reported in 105 Google Compute Engine reviews. Manually or automatically manage cloud resource usage and scaling. | 87% (Based on 105 reviews) | |
Cloud Backup and Recovery | As reported in 107 Google Compute Engine reviews. Back up cloud resources, and offer recovery capabilities for outages and crashes. | 89% (Based on 107 reviews) | |
Pay by Usage | Services are offered under a pay-as-you-go or utilization-based purchase model. This feature was mentioned in 140 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 87% (Based on 140 reviews) | |
Usage Tracking | As reported in 134 Google Compute Engine reviews. Track a business' IaaS usage statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting. | 87% (Based on 134 reviews) | |
Performance Tracking | As reported in 138 Google Compute Engine reviews. Track a business' IaaS performance statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting. | 86% (Based on 138 reviews) |
Infrastructure Provision
Public Cloud | Based on 139 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides public cloud capabilities. | 88% (Based on 139 reviews) | |
Private Cloud | Provides private cloud capabilities. 137 reviewers of Google Compute Engine have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 137 reviews) | |
Hybrid Cloud | Based on 130 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides hybrid cloud capabilities. | 85% (Based on 130 reviews) | |
Bare Metal | Based on 122 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides bare metal servers. | 82% (Based on 122 reviews) | |
High-Performance Computing (HPC) | As reported in 129 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities. | 87% (Based on 129 reviews) | |
Virtual Machines (VMs) | As reported in 142 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides virtual machines (VMs). | 92% (Based on 142 reviews) | |
Edge Computing | Based on 127 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides edge computing capabilities. | 84% (Based on 127 reviews) | |
Virtual Networks | Based on 138 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides virtual networking capabilities. | 87% (Based on 138 reviews) |
Performance
Scalability | Allocates host resource to create additional instances quickly. This feature was mentioned in 88 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 89% (Based on 88 reviews) | |
Portability | As reported in 87 Google Compute Engine reviews. Provides efficient server and storage migration between hosts. | 86% (Based on 87 reviews) | |
Data Recovery | Based on 85 Google Compute Engine reviews. Creates recovery data in other hosts automatically. | 86% (Based on 85 reviews) |
Automated resource scaling
Automatic resource discovery | As reported in 65 Google Compute Engine reviews. Continously monitors the environment to identify free resources | 85% (Based on 65 reviews) | |
Smart scaling | Continously scans the environment to allocate resources to the applications that need more capacity This feature was mentioned in 65 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 87% (Based on 65 reviews) |
Scaling strategies
Pre-defined optimization strategies | Provides a set of pre-defined optimization strategies to choose from 66 reviewers of Google Compute Engine have provided feedback on this feature. | 82% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Predictive scaling | Based on 66 Google Compute Engine reviews. Idenitfies patterns in resource requirements to predict capacity demands | 82% (Based on 66 reviews) |
Visualization
Unified scaling | Based on 66 Google Compute Engine reviews. Allows automatic scaling of all computing resources through a single interface | 82% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Dashboard | Provides dashboards that show details of capacity and logs of when scaling up/down was done This feature was mentioned in 65 Google Compute Engine reviews. | 82% (Based on 65 reviews) |
