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Professional Cloud Architect
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Virtual Private Cloud

Professional Cloud Architect

Design, plan, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available solutions on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Architect exam Domain by Domain.

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Google Cloud service

Virtual Private Cloud

Topic in 13 exam domains

Virtual Private Cloud · Service · Google Cloud
Virtual Private Cloud · Concept
Virtual Private Cloud · Feature

Also called: Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud, Virtual Private Clouds, VPC, VPC networks

Google Cloud's managed virtual network environment.

Where this appears on the exam

13 objectives in 5 of 6 domains

Domain 1
Designing and planning a cloud solution architecture
~25% of exam
Domain 2
Managing and provisioning a cloud solution infrastructure
~17.5% of exam
1. 2.1Configuring network topologies
  - Extending to a multicloud environment that may include Google Cloud-to-Google Cloud communication
  - VPC design and load balancing (e.g., access to cloud, internet, and cloud adjacent services)
2. 2.3Configuring compute systems
  - Cloud-native network configuration for compute resources (e.g., Compute Engine, GKE, serverless networking, and Google Cloud VMware Engine)
Domain 3
Designing for security and compliance
~17.5% of exam
1. 3.1Designing for security
  - Data security (key management, encryption, secret management)
Domain 4
Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes
~15% of exam
1. 4.1Analyzing and defining technical processes
  - Troubleshooting/root cause analysis best practices
2. 4.2Analyzing and defining business processes
  - Business continuity
Domain 5
Managing implementation
~12.5% of exam
1. 5.1Advising development and operation teams to ensure the successful deployment of the solution
  - Testing frameworks (load/unit/integration)

Related topics

Cloud VPNService VPC Service ControlsService Private Google AccessFeature

Virtual Private CloudService

Cloud InterconnectService Shared VPCFeature Bare Metal SolutionService Cloud MonitoringService VPC networkConcept App Engine flexible environmentFeature VPC Network PeeringFeature Private Service ConnectFeature DataflowService GKEService Apigee hybridService Cloud Data FusionService private services accessFeature Cloud SQLService Managed Service for Apache AirflowService

Points to what builds on itWorks with or alternative to

Cloud VPN works with Virtual Private Cloud
App Engine flexible environment depends on Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud Interconnect works with Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud SQL depends on Virtual Private Cloud
private services access works with Virtual Private Cloud
Shared VPC is an alternative to Virtual Private Cloud
Bare Metal Solution works with Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud Data Fusion depends on Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud VPN secures Virtual Private Cloud
Dataflow depends on Virtual Private Cloud
Dataflow works with Virtual Private Cloud
GKE depends on Virtual Private Cloud
GKE works with Virtual Private Cloud
Private Service Connect is part of Virtual Private Cloud
Private Service Connect works with Virtual Private Cloud
private services access is part of Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Cloud secures Apigee hybrid
Virtual Private Cloud works with VPC Service Controls
VPC Network Peering is part of Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud Interconnect is an alternative to Cloud VPN
Private Service Connect is an alternative to private services access
Cloud SQL works with Private Service Connect
Private Google Access is an alternative to Private Service Connect
App Engine flexible environment works with Cloud SQL
private services access depends on VPC Network Peering
Cloud Monitoring works with Cloud SQL
Cloud Monitoring works with GKE
Cloud SQL works with private services access
Dataflow works with Managed Service for Apache Airflow
Cloud Interconnect works with Cloud VPN
Cloud VPN is an alternative to VPC Network Peering
Managed Service for Apache Airflow works with Shared VPC
Shared VPC is an alternative to VPC Network Peering
Shared VPC works with VPC Service Controls
Private Service Connect works with private services access
Cloud Monitoring works with Dataflow
Cloud SQL works with GKE
Cloud SQL depends on private services access
Managed Service for Apache Airflow depends on Cloud SQL
Cloud Interconnect works with Private Google Access
Managed Service for Apache Airflow depends on GKE
Private Google Access depends on Cloud VPN
Private Service Connect depends on Cloud VPN
Private Service Connect works with VPC Service Controls
private services access works with Shared VPC
VPC Service Controls secures Cloud SQL
Apigee hybrid works with GKE
Apigee hybrid works with VPC Service Controls
App Engine flexible environment works with Shared VPC
Cloud Data Fusion works with Managed Service for Apache Airflow
Cloud Interconnect works with VPC network
Cloud SQL works with VPC network
Cloud VPN works with Private Google Access
Cloud VPN works with Shared VPC
Dataflow works with Shared VPC
Private Service Connect is an alternative to VPC Network Peering
private services access works with VPC network
Shared VPC works with VPC Network Peering
Apigee hybrid works with Cloud Monitoring
App Engine flexible environment works with VPC Network Peering

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