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Google Cloud Platform Products Described in 4 Words or Less

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Machine Learning  
Cloud Machine Learning Engine -- Managed ML (TensorFlow)
Cloud Job Discovery -- ML Job Search/Discovery
Cloud Natural Language -- Text Parsing and Analysis
Cloud Speech -- Convert Speech to Text
Cloud Translation -- Language Detection and Translation
Cloud Vision -- Image Recognition and Classification
Cloud Video Intelligence -- Scene-level Video Annotation
  
Internet of Things  
Cloud IoT Core -- Data Ingestion/Device Management
  
Big Data  
BigQuery -- Data Warehouse/Analytics
Cloud Dataflow -- Stream/batch data processing
Cloud Dataproc -- Managed Spark and Hadoop
Cloud Datalab -- Visualize and Explore Data
Cloud Dataprep -- Transform/Clean Raw Data
Cloud Pub/Sub -- Global Real-time Messaging
Genomics -- Managed Genomics Platform
Data Studio -- Collaborative Dashboards
  
Databases  
Cloud SQL -- Managed MySQL and PostgreSQL
Cloud Bigtable -- HBase compatible nonrelational
Cloud Datastore -- Horizontally scalable nonrelational
Cloud Spanner -- Horizontally scalable relational
  
Storage  
Cloud Storage -- Object Storage and Serving
Nearline -- Archival Storage
Coldline -- Archival Cold Storage
Persistent Disk -- VM-attached disks
  
Data Transfer  
Google Transfer Appliance -- Hardware for Data Migration
Cloud Storage Transfer Service -- Cloud to Cloud Transfers
BigQuery Data Transfer Service -- Bulk Import Analytics Data
  
Compute  
Compute Engine -- Virtual Machines, Disks, Network
App Engine -- Managed App Platform
Container Engine -- Managed Kubernetes/Containers
Cloud Functions -- Event-driven serverless applications
  
Networking  
Virtual Private Cloud -- Software Defined Networking
Cloud Load Balancing -- Multi-region Load Distribution
Cloud CDN -- Content Delivery Network
Cloud DNS -- Programmable DNS Serving
Dedicated Interconnect -- Dedicated private network connection
IPsec VPN -- Virtual private network connection
Direct Peering -- Peer with GCP
Carrier Peering -- Peer with a carrier
  
Identity and Security  
Cloud IAM -- Resource Access Control
Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy -- Identity-based App Signin
Cloud Data Loss Prevention API -- Classify, Redact Sensitive Data
Cloud Key Management Service -- Hosted Key Management Service
Cloud Resource Manager -- Cloud Project Metadata Management
Cloud Security Scanner -- App Engine Security Scanner
Security Key Enforcement -- Two-step Key Verification
  
Management Tools  
Stackdriver Monitoring -- Infrastructure and Application Monitoring
Stackdriver Logging -- Centralized Logging
Stackdriver Error Reporting -- App Error Reporting
Stackdriver Trace -- App Performance Insights
Stackdriver Debugger -- Live Production Debugging
Cloud Deployment Manager -- Templated Infrastructure Deployment
Cloud Console -- Web-based Management Console
Cloud Shell -- Browser-based Terminal/CLI
Cloud Mobile App -- iOS/Android GCP Manager App
Cloud Billing API -- Programmatically Manage GCP Billing
Cloud APIs -- APIs for Cloud Services
  
Developer Tools  
Cloud SDK -- CLI for GCP
Container Registry -- Private Container Registry/Storage
Container Builder -- Build/Package Container Artifacts
Cloud Source Repositories -- Hosted Private Git Repos
Cloud Tools for Android Studio -- Android Studio GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for IntelliJ -- IntelliJ GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for PowerShell -- PowerShell GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for Visual Studio -- Visual Studio GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for Eclipse -- Eclipse GCP Tools
Gradle App Engine Plugin -- Gradle App Engine Plugin
Maven App Engine Plugin -- Maven App Engine Plugin
  
API Platform and Ecosystems  
Apigee API Platform -- Develop, secure, monitor APIs
Apigee Sense -- API protection from attacks
API Monetization -- Monetize APIs
API Analytics -- API Metrics
Cloud Endpoints -- Cloud API Gateway
  
Mobile (Firebase)  
Realtime Database -- Real-time Data Synchronization
Cloud Firestore -- Document Store and Sync
Cloud Storage -- File Storage and Serving
Hosting -- Web Hosting with CDN/SSL
Authentication -- Drop-in Authentication
Cloud Functions -- Event-driven Serverless Applications
Test Lab for Android -- Mobile Device Testing Service
Performance Monitoring -- App Performance Monitoring
Crashlytics -- Crash Reporting and Analytics
Cloud Messaging -- Send Messages to Devices
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The World’s Best Engineering Schools

From the Business Insider:

Some of the best engineering schools in the world serve as feeder programs for the best technology companies out there, like Facebook, Google, and Apple.

So, which school is most likely to land you the job you want?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve conducted a survey to find out the true ranking of the top 50 schools. The top school in the world, from our survey, is the California Institute of Technology.

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All these schools have comparable high-quality academics, smart professors, and great campuses. But when it comes to figuring out the value of an engineering school, there’s only one thing that really matters: The amount the school will help your future career.

Of our 723 respondents to the survey, nearly all (91%) said they had a computer science, engineering or equivalent degree.

The two most important things that went into choosing an engineering school were the skills and knowledge they acquired in school (73.9%) and the brand value of the school (18.8%).

The majority of the respondents (66.8%) studied and applied the C, C++ or C# programming languages, with Java following as a close second (40.8%).

Most engineers who responded were either research scientists (10.8%), mobile developers (8.9%) or mechanical engineers (13.3%).

Here’s the methodology:

  • Our initial list was compiled by canvassing engineers, industry professionals and entrepreneurs who work at some of the most popular technology companies.
  • We asked respondents to grade schools on a 1 (not valuable) to 5 (most valuable) scale. The score is the average of all responses across those scales.
  • Each survey included grades for at least 10 schools. Respondents could also write in responses to the survey for schools that were not included. Some write-ins with overwhelming response were included in the rankings.
  • We parsed LinkedIn to find the top employers for each school, and they are in order of greatest number of graduates employed per school.

Click here to check out the top 50 engineering schools >