{"id":180732,"date":"2024-03-11T21:04:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=180732"},"modified":"2024-02-28T21:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:30:24","slug":"gcp-cloud-functions-discover-googles-calculation-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-cloud-functions-discover-googles-calculation-service","title":{"rendered":"GCP Cloud Functions : Discover Google&#8217;s calculation service"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180732\" class=\"elementor elementor-180732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdb0fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3bdb0fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a066fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a066fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To design a new software application, developers often have to provide the entire underlying infrastructure (including servers, storage and other cloud resources). This is no longer the case with GCP Cloud Functions. This Google Cloud Platform service simplifies the work of DevOps thanks to micro-services. Find out more about how Cloud Functions works and its benefits.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06face0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"06face0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3dd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c3dd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is GCP Cloud Functions?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d569b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d569b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud functions is a <strong>FaaS (Functions as a Service)<\/strong> product that lets you run code in the cloud. Without any servers or containers to manage. GCP Cloud Functions creates single-use functions (or microservices). These then execute specific tasks in response to certain pre-defined events.<\/p><p>The aim is to<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/become-a-devops-engineer-tasks-and-skills\"> help DevOps<\/a> focus on writing code before entering the production phase. In this way, they can write the code while GCP Cloud Functions takes care of managing the entire infrastructure. They don&#8217;t need to provision the cloud infrastructure (servers, memory and other resources), just implement the programming functions. As soon as they are activated, GCP Functions connects the various cloud services, limiting orchestration problems.<\/p><p>With this tool, developers save precious time in writing and executing code.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1Related articles:<\/p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"656\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GCP Cloud Run: What is it? What's it for?&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-cloud-run-what-is-it-whats-it-for\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-cloud-run-what-is-it-whats-it-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GCP Cloud Run: What is it? What&#8217;s it for?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Choosing the Right Cloud Provider: AWS vs. Azure vs. GCP Unveiled&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/choosing-the-right-cloud-provider-aws-vs-azure-vs-gcp-unveiled\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/choosing-the-right-cloud-provider-aws-vs-azure-vs-gcp-unveiled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choosing the Right Cloud Provider: AWS vs. Azure vs. GCP Unveiled<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GCP Firewall Policy: Everything you need to know about Google's cloud firewalls&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-firewall-policy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-googles-cloud-firewalls\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-firewall-policy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-googles-cloud-firewalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GCP Firewall Policy: Everything you need to know about Google&#8217;s cloud firewalls<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GCP Dataflow: What is it? What's it for?&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-dataflow-what-is-it-whats-it-for\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/gcp-dataflow-what-is-it-whats-it-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GCP Dataflow: What is it? What&#8217;s it for?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Terraform: Using GCP to deploy your infrastructure&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/terraform-using-gcp-to-deploy-your-infrastructure\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/terraform-using-gcp-to-deploy-your-infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terraform: Using GCP to deploy your infrastructure<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dbd05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77dbd05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good to know: GCP Cloud Functions is an alternative to Lambdas from Amazon Web Service (AWS).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30840c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c30840c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GCP_Cloud_Functions1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05cdae elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c05cdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about GCP Cloud Functions<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454c309 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"454c309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdebb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdebb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Cloud Functions work?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0aee3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0aee3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create a Cloud function<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c515459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c515459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To connect the various cloud services together, you need to create simple, single-application functions on <strong>GCP Cloud Functions.<\/strong> These are associated with events emitted by your infrastructure. As soon as the event occurs (or an HTTP request is made), the function is deployed.<\/p><p>To create a function in<strong> Google Cloud<\/strong>, you need to<\/p><ul><li>Open Cloud Functions and select the appropriate project;<\/li><li>Select the environment (1st or 2nd generation);<\/li><li>Name the function ;<\/li><li>Authenticate (this involves authorising or not authorising unauthenticated requests);<\/li><li>Define the source code and execution environment (depending on the tools used in your technology stack).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0a403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0a403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deploy a function<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c843144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c843144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need to define the parameters for calling the function from your infrastructure. These include the name of the function, the region in which to deploy it, the execution environment, the location of the source code, the entry point in the source code and, above all, the triggers. There are two types of trigger:<\/p><ul><li>HTTP functions: this involves calling the function via an HTTP request<\/li><li>Events: these fall into 3 categories:<\/li><li>Pub\/Sub: when a message is published in the Pub\/Sub topic.<\/li><li>Bucket: when an object is created in the Cloud Storage bucket.<\/li><li>Event: when a specific event occurs.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e284c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e284c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additional options can be added to these triggers, particularly for networking, security and configuration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ef5d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ef5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> to deploy a function on Google Cloud, it is essential to have the necessary authorisations. In many cases, this <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-identity-access-management-iam-how-does-it-work\">involves the IAM &#8220;cloud function developer&#8221; role.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca44f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ca44f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing a function<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85b35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85b35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before deploying a function, it can be tested. That&#8217;s why Google Cloud Platform includes an open source emulator. Here you can monitor the effectiveness of Cloud functions, particularly in the event of a bug. The idea is to quickly debug a microservice, without impacting the rest of the application.<\/p><p>And to improve performance, don&#8217;t hesitate to create sub-functions. Using small code extracts, you can run unit tests to progressively test the application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027ed9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"027ed9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GCP_Cloud_Functions2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cc87c elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"09cc87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Understanding how GCP Cloud Functions work<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b0aed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"79b0aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f04bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f04bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why use Google Cloud functions?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab96a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab96a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A service that evolves with use<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ff886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ff886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scaling is directly integrated into <strong>GCP Cloud Functions.<\/strong> So, depending on your code&#8217;s needs (workload, memory, etc.), its capacities can be increased or decreased automatically. The idea is to always adapt to usage to maximise the efficiency of your application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c8a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50c8a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attractive billing<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428134c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428134c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GCP Cloud Functions<\/strong> offers you a billing system tailored to your usage. You only pay for the time your function is running (calculated to the nearest 100 milliseconds). The default execution time for a function is 1 minute (up to a maximum of 9 minutes).<\/p><p>This billing method is very useful if you only call your functions 2 or 3 times a day. But when hundreds, or even thousands, of users call the functions every day, the bill can quickly escalate. That&#8217;s why Cloud Functions is preferred for applications with irregular traffic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8a691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a8a691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing multiple requests<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f73396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f73396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each instance can be configured to handle a multitude of concurrent requests. To do this, GCP Cloud Functions always provides you with at least one instance ready to handle the different requests.<\/p><p>Google Cloud Functions also supports more complex deployment models, such as the Canary method. In this way, you can easily divide traffic between different versions of the code.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb5d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cb5d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compatibility<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899fc6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"899fc6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cloud Functions<\/strong> is an open source FaaS. It is therefore compatible with a large number of programming languages or execution programs (Node.js, Javascript, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-the-most-popular-language\">Python<\/a>, etc.). The code can then be executed in different types of environment: on site, locally, Cloud run or serverless based on Knative.<\/p><p>And don&#8217;t forget that Cloud Functions is part of GCP. It integrates seamlessly with all the other Google Platform services. So you can interact with other services by running the code in a VPC (virtual private cloud). 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