The State of Cloud Functions (mid 19)
The State of Cloud Functions (mid 19)

💬 Google Next 19 in a Nutshell

Amid the fanfare of the Google Cloud Run release were significant releases in the Cloud Functions space. This overview will get you up to speed with the latest features.

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📈 Scaling Behaviour (Max Instances)

Specify the maximum number of concurrent instances for a particular Cloud Function. This allows you to throttle the number of requests you can serve to avoid depleting or overloading a downstream service’s resources.

📚 Scaling Behaviour Documentation

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🆔 Per Function IAM Identities

By default, all Cloud Functions share the same role derived from the same AppEngine Service Account. To accommodate the least-privilege access practice, you can now assign a named service account with the correct roles to EACH function!

📚 Per Function Identity Documentation
['James Hegedus']
['Google Cloud Run', 'Firebase Cloud Functions', 'Google Cloud Platform', 'Google Cloud Functions', 'Cloud Functions']