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This was closer to a colocated server than a cloud service. GCE gives you a VM that you install your favorite OS on. Google keeps the VM running, but the rest (

by sowbug 11y ago

This was closer to a colocated server than a cloud service. GCE gives you a VM that you install your favorite OS on. Google keeps the VM running, but the rest (such as whether the server backs itself up) is up to you.