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

About this Learning Path

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers deploying and optimizing Rust 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 Rust and configure the development environment on a SUSE Arm64 (C4A) instance
• Verify Rust setup by compiling and running a sample program to ensure toolchain functionality
• Benchmark Rust using cargo bench with Criterion to measure execution speed, stability, and performance on Arm64 systems

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with billing enabled
• Basic familiarity with Rust