App Engine

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Definition

Google Cloud's platform for building and hosting web applications without managing servers. Like renting a fully-managed restaurant kitchen where you just need to provide the recipes.

Real-World Example

A developer uploads their Python web application to App Engine and Google handles all server management and scaling.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

These services provide platforms for deploying and managing applications without the need to manage underlying infrastructure.

AWS
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AZ
Azure App Service
GCP
Google App Engine
OCI
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Application Container Cloud

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