On the Zend blog there's a recent post showing you how to run Zend Server on the Google Cloud Platform, an easy to use service that makes deploying new sites a few clicks away.

Day 1 at ZendCon in Las Vegas has seen some pretty interesting announcements, one of them being the availability of Zend Server on Google’s Cloud Platform. Just in case you want to check it out, this article will help you get started.

Google’s Cloud Platform boasts a highly-scalable and reliable infrastructure, with computing, storage and application services for developing, testing and deploying your apps. With Zend Server, you get a certified and secure PHP stack, advanced development tools which include Z-Ray, and a bunch of additional features to aid your development workflow. Taken together, you get a powerful development setup.

They walk you through the simple process you'll need to follow to get the Zend Server instance up and running, complete with screenshots. They help you create the instance, create the server password and launch the result.