Deploy Apache Flink on Google Cloud C4A (Arm-based Axion VMs)

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers deploying and optimizing Apache Flink workloads on Linux/Arm64 environments, specifically using Google Cloud C4A virtual machines powered by Axion processors.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Provision an Arm-based SUSE SLES virtual machine on Google Cloud (C4A with Axion processors)
• Install and configure Apache Flink on an Arm64 instance
• Validate Flink functionality by starting the cluster and running a baseline job
• Benchmark Flink performance using JMH-based microbenchmarks

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with billing enabled
• Basic familiarity with Apache Flink and its runtime environment