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| * [[wp>Anycast]] IP address: | * [[wp>Anycast]] IP address: |
| * An [[wp>IP]] address that is used by multiple devices in multiple locations. Routing determines the "nearest" device to which to route any datagram based on geographic/availability considerations. | * An [[wp>IP]] address that is used by multiple devices in multiple locations. Routing determines the "nearest" device to which to route any datagram based on geographic/availability considerations. |
| | * Simplifies [[wp>DNS]] setup by only requiring a single IP for a complete distributed application. |
| * GCP uses those for the Global HTTP load balancer | * GCP uses those for the Global HTTP load balancer |
| | * AppEngine: a [[wp>PaaS]] GCP service focused on simplicity of web backend development. Compare [[gcp:f|Firebase]] |
| * Autoscaling: GCE ability to add or remove VM instances depending on the load sustained by an app, and balance traffic between them | * Autoscaling: GCE ability to add or remove VM instances depending on the load sustained by an app, and balance traffic between them |
| * Availability: a measurement of uptime | * Availability: a measurement of uptime |
