Compute Engine

Scalable virtual machines running on Google’s global infrastructure with custom machine types and per-second billing.

Compute Engine provides the core infrastructure for Google Cloud: scalable virtual machines (VMs) running on a high-speed private network. You select exact resources for your specific workload (like N2 general-purpose instances or A3 VMs with NVIDIA H100 GPUs for AI). It manages host maintenance via live migration to keep applications online during updates. Pricing is flexible: use spot instances for batch jobs or committed use discounts for steady state production. This is the reliable horsepower for everything from simple web servers to complex SAP HANA deployments.

https://cloud.google.com/compute