Peered VPCs in GCP and Exchanging of Routes (Automatic Routes Exchange)
How does GCP Routing work for a peered VPC? A router is part of the peering connection. A router gets spun up by default, which allows route exchange.…
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Why does a Second Network Interface get its own VPC in GCP
Why does a second network interface require a separate VPC (subnet in a separate VPC) to attach to? The reason has to do partly with the way routes…
Fewer Subnets with Larger Address Spaces – Best Practices for VPC Subnetting in GCP
Subnets and Routes work differently in GCP, partly due to the global nature of GCP VPCs. Group applications into fewer subnets with larger address ranges Unlike other networking…
Native GCP Firewall and Firewall Rules
Firewalls in GCP vs AWS AWS SGs are only ALLOW rules. For DENY, you need to go to NACLs GCP full blown FW rules -allow and deny, just…
Private Service Access vs. Google Private Access
Private Google Access vs. Private Service Connect: A GCP Q&A Google Cloud provides several ways to access services privately, and the similar terminology can make the choices confusing.…