Brent Ozar Unlimited has a couple whitepapers out about working with SQL Server in Google Compute Engine. First, Brent and Tara Kizer create an Availability Group:
In this white paper we built with Google, we’ll show you:
How to build your first Availability Group in Google Compute Engine
How to test your work with four failure simulations
How to tell whether your databases will work well in GCE
Erik Darling also has a whitepaper on performance tuning:
Relax. Have a drink. In this white paper we built with Google, we’ll show you:
How to measure your current SQL Server using data you’ve already got
How to size a SQL Server in Google Compute Engine to perform similarly
After migration to GCE, how to measure your server’s bottleneck
How to tweak your SQL Server based on the performance metrics you’re seeing
If you’re looking at GCE as a potential migratory spot, you’ve got some extra reading material.