Google Cloud Functions
Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute platform that allows developers to run event-driven code without provisioning or managing servers. It automatically scales in response to incoming requests or events from various Google Cloud services, such as Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, or HTTP triggers. This enables building lightweight, single-purpose functions that execute in a fully managed environment.
Developers should use Google Cloud Functions for building microservices, processing real-time data streams, or automating workflows triggered by cloud events, as it reduces operational overhead and costs by charging only for execution time. It is ideal for scenarios like image processing on file uploads, real-time notifications, API backends, and IoT data processing, where rapid scaling and minimal infrastructure management are priorities.