Google Cloud Networking provides a global, flexible, and secure networking foundation for applications and data. Key elements include:
- A global fiber network with over 100 points of presence and hundreds of thousands of miles of cable connecting Google's regions and zones.
- The Andromeda network virtualization stack, which powers VPC networking and provides scalable isolation, high performance, and distributed firewall capabilities.
- Global and regional load balancing options like HTTP(S) and TCP/UDP load balancing for optimizing application delivery worldwide.
- Hybrid connectivity options like Cloud Interconnect, VPN, and Direct Peering to build hybrid cloud architectures connecting on-premises to Google Cloud.