Data Science Model Deployments and Cloud Computing on GCP - Lab - Traffic Splitting in App Engine

The video tutorial explains how to split traffic between different versions of an application, a common scenario for testing new versions while maintaining stability. It covers two methods: splitting by IP address and splitting randomly. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for implementing traffic splitting using gcloud commands, testing the setup, and verifying the results. The video concludes with a preview of the next tutorial, which will focus on deploying an app that reads data from BigQuery using Flask API.

What is the purpose of splitting traffic between different versions of an application?

Describe the two options available for splitting traffic mentioned in the text.

What command is used to set traffic splits in Google Cloud?

Explain the difference between splitting traffic by IP address and splitting it randomly.

What should you do if you want to see the effect of traffic splitting from a different IP address?