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Features in Google Cloud for Securing Virtual Machines(VMs)

Features in Google Cloud for Securing Virtual Machines(VMs)

Shielded VMs

Shielded VMs use verification on hardware IDs and chips to defend against Linux bootkits and rootkits and provides self-healing security features such as integrity monitoring and healing.

It uses Secure Boot, Virtual trusted platform module(vTPM)-enabled Measured Boot, and Integrity monitoring.


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Comparison of Standard and Flexible App Engine Environments

Comparison of Standard and Flexible App Engine Environments

Table of App Engine Distinguishing Features

Product Access GCP Services Any Language Scaling Scale to Zero Background threads Background Processes Modify the Runtime Websockets Write to Disk
Standard 🔴 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 🔴 🔴 🔴 Java: /tmp
Flexible 🟢 🟢 🟢 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢

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Contrasting Preemptible and Spot Virtual Machines(VMs)

Contrasting Preemptible and Spot Virtual Machines(VMs)

Table of Preemptible vs Spot Distinguishing Features

Product Unlimited Runtime preemptive delete preemptive pause SLA Coverage Cost Reduction Migrate to Standard VM Restart on Event Live Migration
Preemptible VMs 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🔴
Spot VMs 🟢 🟢 🟢 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🔴

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Complete List of Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architecture Skills

Complete List of Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architecture Skills

Ability to Design for Business

Business Use-Cases

When it comes to designing a cloud for business use-cases, there are a few key considerations that need to be taken into account.

Product Strategies


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