What is GCP/GCE?

GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and GCE (Google Compute Engine) are related but distinct. GCP is the umbrella term for Google's suite of cloud computing services, offering a wide range of tools for computing, storage, databases, machine learning, and more. GCE, on the other hand, is a specific Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering within GCP that provides virtual machines (VMs) hosted on Google's infrastructure. GCE allows users to provision and manage virtual servers to run their applications. GCP, being the broader term, also includes other services like Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and Kubernetes Engine. GCE is used for running applications, websites, and other workloads that require a virtualized environment, while GCP provides a complete cloud environment for building, deploying, and scaling applications.