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Cloud Scheduler

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Definition

Google Cloud's fully managed cron job scheduler for automating tasks. Like having a reliable alarm clock that triggers your cloud operations on a schedule.

Real-World Example

An e-commerce company uses Cloud Scheduler to run nightly inventory sync jobs that update product availability across all their systems.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All provide time-based triggers for running work on a schedule. GCP Cloud Scheduler is a managed cron service that triggers HTTP targets or publishes to Pub/Sub. AWS EventBridge Scheduler triggers many AWS targets directly (Lambda, SQS, Step Functions, etc.). Azure commonly uses Logic Apps Recurrence to run workflows on a schedule (often calling Functions, Webhooks, or other connectors). OCI Events supports scheduled rules that can invoke OCI services (often via Functions or Notifications).

AWS
Amazon EventBridge Scheduler
AZ
Azure Logic Apps (Recurrence trigger)
GCP
Cloud Scheduler
OCI
OCI Events Service (Scheduled Rules)

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