Brief Description:
This session is designed for developers and tech enthusiasts who want to understand how to take an application from local development to live production with minimal infrastructure overhead. Google App Engine abstracts away server management, scaling, and monitoring, making it ideal for small startups, student projects, and enterprises looking for agility.

What to Expect:

1. Foundations of PaaS: Understand what Platform as a Service (PaaS) is, its pros and cons, and how it compares to other compute options like Compute Engine and Cloud Run.

2. App Engine Environments: Explore the differences between Standard (quick deployment, autoscaling, cost-efficient) and Flexible (custom runtimes, more control).

3. Step-by-step Live Demo: Watch a real-world example where a Python Flask web application is deployed in real-time, starting from gcloud app deploy.

4. Scaling Explained: Learn how App Engine scales from zero to millions of requests automatically and what quotas/free tier are available.

5. Built-in Tools: Monitoring with Cloud Logging & Cloud Monitoring, debugging issues, and rolling back versions.

6. Real-world Scenarios: Case studies on when to choose App Engine (startups, APIs, proof-of-concepts).

Basic Requirements:

A laptop with Python/Node/Java basics (if attendees want to try later).

A Google Cloud account (free tier is sufficient).

No advanced knowledge required — this is an entry-level introduction.