{"id":79644,"date":"2021-12-14T04:08:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/?p=79644"},"modified":"2021-12-20T06:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T11:46:52","slug":"google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Compute Engine: Features and Advantages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Compute Engine is an integral part of the IaaS service of Google. It is responsible for providing Virtual Machines! To be precise, it is an unmanaged service that is similar to that of virtual machines that are customizable within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Cloud platform<\/a>. Apart from computing,\u00a0Google Compute Engine\u00a0also offers a hosting service to help you run the Virtual Machines that you created within the Google infrastructure. It has the potential to offer scalability, value, and high-performance to help you launch the large clusters of computing within the infrastructure of Google Cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part is that you do not have to put up any upfront investment to use the features of Google Compute Engine. You have the accessibility for running a big chunk of virtual CPUs within the system and can expect quick &amp; consistent performance. Virtual Machines are defined to be digital computers. In better words, it is the virtualized instance of a computer that has the potential to perform almost all specific functions that are usually carried out by a computer. These VMs intend to run over a physical machine and access the destined computing resources from software named \u2018Hypervisor.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Preparing for Google Cloud Certifications? Whizlabs provides high class online courses, practice tests and free tests. Check them out<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/google-cloud-certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.whizlabs.com\/site\/task_details_gcp?lab_type=3&amp;task_id=505&amp;quest_id=500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Compute Engine<\/a> is the service that helps the developers and users navigate the uses of Virtual Machines over the cloud infrastructure. Hence, this article intends to explain all the details associated with Google Compute Engine service and its <a href=\"#features_compute_engine\">features<\/a>\/<a href=\"#adv_compute_engine\">advantages<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Working_Overview_of_Google_Compute_Engine\" >Working Overview of Google Compute Engine<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#1_Standard_VMs\" >1. Standard VMs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#2_High_Memory_VMs\" >2. High Memory VMs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#3_High_CPU_VMs\" >3. High CPU VMs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#4_Shared_Core_VMs\" >4. Shared Core VMs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#5_Accelerator_Optimized_Machine_Types\" >5. Accelerator Optimized Machine Types<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Pricing_of_Google_Compute_Engine\" >Pricing of Google Compute Engine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Features_of_Google_Compute_Engine\" >Features of Google Compute Engine<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#1_VM_Manager\" >1. VM Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#2_Live_Migration_of_the_Virtual_Machines\" >2. Live Migration of the Virtual Machines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#3_Custom_Machine_Types\" >3. Custom Machine Types<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#4_Sole-Tenant_Nodes\" >4. Sole-Tenant Nodes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#5_Confidential_Virtual_Machines\" >5. Confidential Virtual Machines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#6_Local_SSD_Block_Storage\" >6. Local SSD Block Storage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#7_GPU_Accelerators\" >7. GPU Accelerators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Advantages_of_Compute_Engine\" >Advantages of Compute Engine<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#1_Efficient_Block_Storage\" >1. Efficient Block Storage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#2_Proactive_Backup_System\" >2. Proactive Backup System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#3_High_Uptime\" >3. High Uptime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#4_Affordable_Pricing_Ideal_Billing_Structure\" >4. Affordable Pricing &amp; Ideal Billing Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#5_Right-sizing_Recommendations\" >5. Right-sizing Recommendations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#6_Preemptible_Machines\" >6. Preemptible Machines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Bottom_Line\" >Bottom Line<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-features-and-advantages\/#Assess_your_understanding_of_Compute_Engine_%E2%80%93_Click_Here\" >Assess your understanding of Compute Engine &#8211; Click Here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working_Overview_of_Google_Compute_Engine\"><\/span><b>Working Overview of Google Compute Engine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compute Engine\u00a0by Google intends to offer VMs that run over the respective data centers and are within seamless connection to the fiber network across the globe. This IaaS service by Google is also offering workflow and tooling aspects that can be scaled from a single instance to global! Hence, you can expect load-balanced cloud computing!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read more about<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/google-cloud-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Introduction to Google Cloud Platform<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compute Engine makes use of KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), which is the actual hypervisor for it. Compute Engine is best fit for users to launch certain guest images that operate over Microsoft Windows and Linux-based server OS. There are two methods based upon which the\u00a0Google Compute Engine\u00a0launches Virtual Machines, custom approach and pre-configured approach. The pre-configured method or approach has certain templates, using which the users can set up their Virtual Machines. And, within the pre-configured approach, there are 4 categories of VMs that include:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Standard_VMs\"><\/span><b>1. Standard VMs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The standard VMs have the balance between memory and computational power and are ideal for most of the workload requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_High_Memory_VMs\"><\/span><b>2. High Memory VMs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This category VMs have the optimization for memory-intensive tasks that demands access to the non-disk storage quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_High_CPU_VMs\"><\/span><b>3. High CPU VMs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These VMs are optimized to meet the intensive computational workloads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Shared_Core_VMs\"><\/span><b>4. Shared Core VMs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of VMs intends to timeshare the physical core. These VMs are cost-effective for integration when it comes to run applications that are small or that demand less or no resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Accelerator_Optimized_Machine_Types\"><\/span><b>5. Accelerator Optimized Machine Types<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These VMs are a beacon for high-end performance and are quite ideal in terms of handling parallel computing workloads that include machine learning and high-performance computing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amongst all the applications of Google Compute Engine, one stands the migration of VMs to the Engine. It has all the necessary tools and solutions to speed up the migration process of VMs from on-premise or other cloud providers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/google-cloud-certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Cloud<\/a> platform. The users do not have to wait for hours to complete the migration process or run their applications and VMs over Google Cloud. It takes just a few minutes to execute the data migration process, which works seamlessly behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/cloud-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Cloud Computing<\/a> is also good with Genomics data procession solutions. The processing of such data is quite intensive! It is because the information is enormous and demands in-depth sequencing in humongous sets. Compute Engine is the solution that will help the users put up such large data sets. Hence, you can say that Google Cloud\u00a0Compute Engine\u00a0platform offers flexibility and scalability in terms of processing the genomic sequences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following that,\u00a0Google Compute Engine\u00a0offers assistance to run the Windows apps within Google Cloud platform. It is done by pulling out their licenses to the Cloud platform! The license pulling is done either in the form of sole-tenant nodes or license-included images. At the time when users migrate to the Google Cloud Platform, they get the feasibility of optimizing the license to prioritize the running of Windows apps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every project can consist of more than one instance! When you create one, then you must specify the zone, OS, and machine type of that particular instance. And, when you seek to delete that instance, all of the data and the instance itself will be eradicated from the project. Each of the instances created within the Compute Engine consists of a small boot-persistent disk. This disk is what contains the OS! To know more about the persistent boot disk, you can refer to this\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/disks\/create-root-persistent-disks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documentation by Google<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your applications that run over your Compute Engine instance demands more storage, then there are additional options for you to go with.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/disks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to this documentation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to get an idea of your available storage options. The network interface of the instance within the Compute Engine is associated with the subnet of a VPC network that is unique to that instance. The instances created within Google Compute Engine make use of the declarative method in association with the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/containers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">containers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to launch the applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pricing_of_Google_Compute_Engine\"><\/span><b>Pricing of Google Compute Engine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Compute Engine charges the users depending upon the use of its services and features. There is a specific list designed to give an idea to users about the pricing structure for Google Compute Engine. But, as compute engine is offering service assistance in collaboration with several other Google cloud perks, the pricing is also calculated based upon them all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u00a0<\/span><b>Compute Engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0puts up a collective bill based upon the usage of different service perks of the platform. It includes VM Instance pricing, Sole-tenant node pricing, networking pricing, GPU pricing, Disk &amp; Image pricing, VM Manager pricing, Confidential VM pricing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pricing is based upon the general-purpose, compute-optimized, shared-core, and accelerator optimized Virtual Machine types that include E2, N2, N2D, N1, C2, vCPUs &amp; memory, etc. Therefore, to get a detailed insight into what the pricing structure offers you, you can refer to this\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/all-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pricing documentation for Google Compute Engine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For creating an estimation, you can prefer to consider the costs of select instances and the resources of Compute Engine, right at the time you are creating them within the console. You can also make use of the pricing calculator embedded within Google Cloud for making an estimation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"features_compute_engine\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Features_of_Google_Compute_Engine\"><\/span><b>Features of Google Compute Engine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are clear about how the Google Compute Engine works, then it is time for you to understand the integral features that highlight its efficacy on a full scale. So, the features include:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_VM_Manager\"><\/span><b>1. VM Manager<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VM Manager within the Compute Engine consists of a suite of tools that are useful for managing the OS for large VM fleets. Hence, it allows running of Linux and Windows over Compute Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Live_Migration_of_the_Virtual_Machines\"><\/span><b>2. Live Migration of the Virtual Machines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Compute Engine VMs have the potential to implement live migration between the host systems without the need for rebooting. As a result, you can be sure of keeping the apps in a running state, even when there is a maintenance need from the host\u2019s end.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Custom_Machine_Types\"><\/span><b>3. Custom Machine Types<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can go ahead and create a virtual machine with select custom machine types that can complement the tailored workloads. With ideal customization of the VM type, you will realize that you are saving quite a good amount of money upon utilizing the services of Compute Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Sole-Tenant_Nodes\"><\/span><b>4. Sole-Tenant Nodes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sole Tenant Nodes are the servers for Compute Engine that are dedicated for the users on priority. The purpose of these nodes is to serve the deployment for BYOL applications (Bring Your Own License applications). The sole-tenant nodes provide you access to similar VM configurations and machine types, just like regular compute instances.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Confidential_Virtual_Machines\"><\/span><b>5. Confidential Virtual Machines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The confidential VMs are more like the modern technology that permits the users to encrypt the usable data during their processing phase. It is a very simple deployment ideology that has no adverse impacts upon performance. With these VMs, you can possibly collaborate with any user without risking the confidentiality of the data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Local_SSD_Block_Storage\"><\/span><b>6. Local SSD Block Storage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Compute Engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is offering encrypted Local SSD block storage. These SSDs are attached physically to the server that hosts the VM instance for high input\/output operations-per-second (IOPS). The latency is very much low in this case when you compare it to persistent disks. Therefore, it is an impeccable feature of Google Cloud Compute Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_GPU_Accelerators\"><\/span><b>7. GPU Accelerators<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GPU Accelerators handle the acceleration job for computationally-intensive workloads with the help of simulation, virtual workstation applications, and machine learning. With the use of GPU accelerators, you can add\/remove GPUs to VM at the time your workload changes. You need to pay only for the GPU resources when you are using them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"adv_compute_engine\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_of_Compute_Engine\"><\/span><b>Advantages of Compute Engine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you intend to learn more about Google Compute Engine, then alongside features, you need to get an idea of the advantages and profitable outcomes that you get upon using it. The advantages of using Compute Engine includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Efficient_Block_Storage\"><\/span><b>1. Efficient Block Storage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The persistent disks within the Compute Engine have the potential to implement 257 TB of storage. It is quite high and is ideally suitable for organizations that demand scalable storage alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Proactive_Backup_System\"><\/span><b>2. Proactive Backup System<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Cloud has a backup system that is highly proficient for the users who are relying upon it for their organizational operations. Compute Engine makes use of this backup system for most of its flagship products, such as Gmail and Search Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_High_Uptime\"><\/span><b>3. High Uptime<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The input\/output of the Compute Engine network across various regions is probably faster than that of the network of other cloud providers. Compute Engine offers around 100% uptime with the help of transparent maintenance, which is missed out on other cloud platforms. Live migration of VMs within the hosts ensures that the organization applications run 24\/7 and 365 days a year. Hence, there is no scope for downtime or performance disturbances.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Affordable_Pricing_Ideal_Billing_Structure\"><\/span><b>4. Affordable Pricing &amp; Ideal Billing Structure<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are billed only for the computing time that you have consumed for your project. The Compute Engine makes use of a billing plan that is counted upon a per-second basis. Pre-payment schemes over Google Cloud Platform can get you a good discount on availing of the Compute Engine services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Right-sizing_Recommendations\"><\/span><b>5. Right-sizing Recommendations<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Compute Engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0offers you automatic recommendations, using which you can optimize the use of your resources. Users can also make use of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/recommender\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommender<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0through API or gcloud tool to view the machine type recommendations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Preemptible_Machines\"><\/span><b>6. Preemptible Machines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This advantage of Google Compute Engine intends to help the users cut down around 80% of their costs by executing the short-term instances. This type of short\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/preemptible-vms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preemptible VMs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is especially for fault-tolerant workload and batch jobs. These instances can run and last for up to 24 hours at max. If your apps possess fault-tolerant properties and can handle the instance preemptions, you can save costs upon Compute Engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bottom_Line\"><\/span><b>Bottom Line<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability of users to be able to create Virtual Machines by using a select amount of memory and vCPU is what draws the attention of people towards it. It allows you to balance your own compute engine cost. Moreover, it also allows you to encrypt your sensitive data during the time of processing. It is because Google Cloud has always prioritized security and data privacy. Therefore, risking it at any point of cloud service is never the compromise that Google would make.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are new to Google Cloud and are willing to implement\u00a0Compute Engine\u00a0services, you can actually do it for free, at least for a while. You get credits over Google Cloud worth $300, which you can spend over any service of Google Cloud. All of the customers get a general-purpose VM free each month (e2-micro instance). If you are using that, your credits won\u2019t be charged. 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