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Backend for SaaS applications

Event-driven workflows for business automation

Serverless APIs for mobile apps

Data processing pipelines for analytics

Cost-efficient pay-per-use computing

Support more runtime languages and versions

Improved cold-start performance

Better integration with AI/ML services

Enhanced observability and logging features

More advanced trigger options and workflow orchestration

Long-running workloads exceeding max execution time

Stateful applications requiring persistent local state

Projects with strict cold-start latency requirements

Apps outside Google Cloud ecosystem

High-frequency, low-latency trading applications

Google Cloud Functions is a fully managed serverless platform.

Supports event-driven execution with automatic scaling.

Integrates deeply with GCP services like Pub/Sub, Storage, and BigQuery.

Ideal for microservices, APIs, data pipelines, and automation tasks.

Fully serverless - developers focus only on code, not infrastructure.

Is Google Cloud Functions free?

Yes - offers free tier with limited invocations and resources

What languages are supported?

Node.js, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, PHP (varies by version)

Can GCF scale automatically?

Yes - scales from zero to handle incoming events

Does GCF support HTTP triggers?

Yes - functions can be exposed as HTTP endpoints

How long can a function run?

Maximum execution time is 9 minutes per invocation