Cloud Tasks documentation
Cloud Tasks is a fully managed service that allows you to manage the execution,
dispatch and delivery of a large number of distributed tasks. You can
asynchronously perform work outside of a user request. Your tasks can be
executed on App Engine or any arbitrary HTTP endpoint.
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Trigger Cloud Functions using Cloud Tasks
This tutorial shows you how to use Cloud Tasks within a Google App Engine application to trigger a Cloud Function and send a scheduled email.
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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
These lectures, demos, and hands-on labs give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies.
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