Google Cloud Functions vs. Google Cloud Run

Google Cloud Platform Cloud functions are an excellent way to start a serverless journey in GCP, however, using Cloud Run may be the better solution. For users not acquainted with Docker & Linux, I would definitely recommend Google Cloud Functions, however, for more experienced users, Cloud Run may be better suited.

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For resource management, it is the best tool. Some features are mind blowing like permissions for multi cloud management. In market, its the best container orchestration tool. If I talk about dislike then team can work on the cost of tool minimization. If possible, they can make arrangements for phone support applications

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• Can easily run our apps in a docker in Google Cloud Run which has simplified code testing and deployment.
• Can easily scale and does not have any problem when put under a large load.
• Has all the necessary services so you don't need to look for other cloud solutions.
• Pay as you go model so only pay for that you've used and how long you've used it.

• Needing a zip file is problematic (when wanting to automate deployment for example).
• Requires another solution to execute automatically (ex. cloud scheduler).

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• The responsibility for data security lies in the hands of third parties
• It relies on an internet connection
• Integration with on premise systems

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Overall Google Cloud Functions is losing a lot of benefits to other GCP services, making it less attractive to users. A simple example would be the need to zip application files and push them to Google Storage which makes it a bit complicated to automate via a CI/CD pipeline. Another "similar" solution would be using Cloud Run although the need for a docker image is there, with the recent evolutions to Cloud Run (ability to downscale to 0) it makes a lot more interesting.

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Documentation is provided and clear for this service. Although GCP support is included in the current contract we didn't get to use it since the process is pretty straightforward.

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Flexibility of features snd customzing options tha optimized the large process and make it on the the go to reuse the same process in multiple deployments ot rollouts

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• Using it for FinOps, we cut the bill in 2 for certain services (out of production).

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• Cloud Run is very cheap when it comes to putting unused revisions to sleep and running it in general is pretty reasonable

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