Network Services

Relies on Google's global network.

• Has load balancers
• is a Virtual Prvate Cloud

Load balancing

Can route requests also across the globe

2 types:

• HTTPS: Global load balancing
• Network: endpoints of the same region

Both can be internal or external for scalability


Virtual Prvate Cloud

Software-defined network providing private networking for VMs.

It is useful for sensitive sources

To enable private networking (=an isolated space) within the public cloud and deploy applications/resources in that zone.

Isolates VMs running inside the VPCs

• Is a global resource visible from any region
• Each one is logically isolated from the others
• Traffic within networs can be restricted via firewall
• Has private DNS
• Multiple VPCs can be connected trough peering

Hybrid Connectivity

Extending local datacenter steamlessly to GCP infrastructure

3 services:

• Cloud interconnect: Extends on-premises network via dedicated (Google) or parthner interconnect.
• Cloud VPN: for basic secure connectivity
• Peering: Direct access to Google Cloud resources with reduced internet edges fee