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Networking
Connect services with VPCs and load balancers.
📖 Key ideas
- GCP VPCs are global; subnets are regional.
- Firewall rules control traffic.
- Cloud Load Balancing offers global HTTP(S) load balancing.
- Cloud CDN caches content at Google's edge.
- Cloud NAT gives private VMs outbound internet.
💡 Real-life example: A global VPC is one national road network with regional neighbourhoods (subnets).
VPCVirtual Private Cloud network
Firewall ruleAllows/denies traffic
Cloud Load BalancingDistributes traffic globally
Cloud NATOutbound internet for private VMs