Eventarc is a Google Cloud service designed to facilitate the creation of event-driven architectures. It allows users to route events from various sources, such as Google Cloud services, custom applications, and third-party services, to destinations like Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Workflows. Eventarc manages event delivery, security, authorization, and error handling, making it easier to build scalable and resilient applications.

Key Features

• Event Sources: Supports events from Google Cloud services (e.g., Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub), custom applications, and third-party providers.
• Event Destinations: Routes events to Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Workflows, and other services.
• Event Normalization: Normalizes events to CloudEvents v1.0 format for cross-service interoperability.
• Security and Authorization: Manages security and authorization for event delivery.
• Error Handling: Provides robust error handling and retry mechanisms.
• Observability: Integrates with Google Cloud Observability tools like Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

Benefits

• Simplified Event Management: Reduces the complexity of managing event-driven systems by handling infrastructure and event routing.
• Improved Scalability: Supports scalable event-driven architectures without requiring manual infrastructure management.
• Enhanced Resilience: Offers robust error handling and retry mechanisms to ensure reliable event delivery.
• Flexibility: Supports a wide range of event sources and destinations, including third-party services.