Why it matters

Workflows enables serverless orchestration. Understanding shapes simple GCP pipelines.

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The architecture

YAML definition: steps, conditionals, loops.

Execution: managed serverless.

Workflows modelYAML definitionsteps + logicExecutionsmanaged serverlessIntegrationsGCP + HTTPSimpler than Airflow; more integrated than Cloud Composer for GCP-native
Workflows structure.
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How it works end to end

Connectors: 100+ GCP + third-party services.

Error handling: try/retry/catch.

Sub-workflows: composition.

Pricing: per-step billing.