Discover Buildkite on Google Axion C4A instances

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This section introduces two core technologies you’ll use in this Learning Path: the Buildkite continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platform and Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machines (VMs). You’ll see how these tools help you build, test, and deploy software efficiently on Arm-based cloud infrastructure. If you want to dive deeper, check out the links to further resources.

Buildkite for CI/CD on Arm

Buildkite is a flexible and scalable continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platform that enables you to run pipelines on your own infrastructure. By deploying Buildkite agents on Google Axion C4A VMs, you can take advantage of Arm’s performance and cost efficiency to build, test, and deploy applications, including multi-architecture Docker images. Buildkite integrates seamlessly with version control systems such as GitHub and supports advanced workflows for cloud migration, multi-arch builds, and testing microservices.

To get started, review the Buildkite documentation for setup instructions, pipeline configuration, and agent management.

Google Axion C4A Arm VMs for efficient cloud workloads

Google Axion C4A is a family of Arm-based virtual machines powered by Google’s custom Axion CPU, which is built on Arm Neoverse V2 cores. Designed for high performance and energy efficiency, these VMs are well-suited for modern cloud workloads such as CI/CD pipelines. The C4A series can provide a cost-efficient alternative to x86 VMs while leveraging the scalability and performance characteristics of the Arm architecture on Google Cloud.

Learn more in this Google blog Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs .

What’s next?

You’ve now learned about the two main technologies you’ll use in this Learning Path. You’re ready to start building, testing, and deploying on Arm-based cloud infrastructure with confidence. Keep going, you’re making great progress!