Compute Engine

GCP PCA Drill: Cost Optimization - The Compute Engine Idle-Time Trade-off

14 December 2025·778 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE Compute Engine

A global fintech startup needs to reduce costs by managing non-production Compute Engine workloads that have different availability requirements from production.

GCP ACE Drill: Cloud Cost Estimation - The Pricing Calculator Strategy

14 December 2025·1186 words·6 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP ACE GCP FinOps Cloud Pricing Calculator Cloud SQL Compute Engine Cost Optimization

Learn why the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator is the foundational tool for accurate cost estimation when migrating three-tier applications to GCP, and how to avoid common pitfalls like manual spreadsheets or premature production testing.

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