Google Cloud Design and Structure

Google Cloud Fiber Network

Focused on 3 major pillars:

1. Trust and Security
2. Open Cloud
   1. Open source. Ability to deploy and use services on and off the GCP platform
3. Analytics and AI

How do the Data Centers Provide Service

Physical data centres within 85 zones and 25 regions. Power entire network with physical servers and networking. Interconnected with all in the same zone. Build for high availability.

Key Takeaways

Google cloud is a global fiber network that spans 28 regions, 85 zones and 146 edge locations

Google Cloud is based on providing trust and security, open cloud, analytics and AI

Data centers are built, constantly upgraded and managed for high availability

Networking Basics of Google Cloud

3 Layers of Networking

1. VPC - Virtual Private Cloud. A virtual version of a physical network that houses your resources
2. Subnets - Allows you to group those resources in your network using private IP addresses
3. Routers - Allows traffic to be routed to your resources within your network and subnets

VPC is like a neighbourhood, routers are roads to move traffic to homes (subnets). Can access resources you need in each home. In order to be able to enter the neighborhood, need permissions