Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides a series of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics, and machine learning, alongside a set of management tools. It runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search, Gmail, and Google Docs. GCP provides infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and serverless computing environments.

GCP offers several ways to manage development workflow and Google Cloud resources, including the Google Cloud CLI, which lets you manage most Google Cloud tasks in a terminal window. You can also use Cloud Shell, which is a browser-based shell that provides a temporary Compute Engine virtual machine instance, a built-in code editor, 5 GB of persistent disk storage, pre-installed gcloud CLI and other tools, language support for Java, Go, Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, and .NET, web preview functionality, and built-in authorization for access to Google Cloud console projects and resources.

Google Cloud Platform is a part of Google Cloud, which includes the Google Cloud Platform public cloud infrastructure, as well as Google Workspace (G Suite), enterprise versions of Android and ChromeOS, and application programming interfaces (APIs) for machine learning and enterprise mapping services. Google lists over 100 products under the Google Cloud brand, including computing and hosting, storage and database, networking, big data, and machine learning.

In summary, GCP is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides a range of modular cloud services, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and serverless computing environments. It runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products and offers several ways to manage development workflow and Google Cloud resources. GCP is part of Google Cloud, which includes the Google Cloud Platform public cloud infrastructure, Google Workspace (G Suite), enterprise versions of Android and ChromeOS, and APIs for machine learning and enterprise mapping services.