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GCP p12 files and service accounts – for accessing Storage Buckets, Google Drives and more
Service accounts are useful for a variety of GCP use cases. A service account (email) is like a username. If you are just using the service account within GCP, you…
Public Private Subnets in GCP, Subnet and Instance Routing
In AWS, one could look at the routing table to determine if an Internet Gateway was an established route ( if all instances were able to route to the IgW). …
Auto Mode VPC, Custom Mode VPC and Shared VPC in GCP
Auto Mode VPC Network Use Auto mode VPCs only if you need subnets created automatically (in each region) and do not have concerns related to overlapping address spaces (for -…
Network and VM isolation in GCP versus AWS
Overview Not all cloud resources require an underlying physical network. For example, an s3 bucket in AWS exists outside the VPC construct (but can be accessed by instances within a…
Billing Accounts in AWS and GCP
AWS Billing Account In AWS, when you create an account, it contains a Billing Account. Sub Accounts can be added for recreating an organizational hierarchy. Each sub-account comes with it's…
Routes and Route Tables – AWS vs GCP
What is a Route? A route is an instruction for directing traffic. It is applied to an entire set of IP addresses - typically to an entire VPC or a…
Folders and Projects – The right way to do an organizational hierarchy in Google Cloud
Also visit for in-depth GCP posts. Also read Folders and Billing in GCP What does your billing roll up to? Folders can be used in a variety of ways. They…
Peered VPCs in Google Cloud versus AWS
The VPC Boundary VPCs are a logical boundary within a public cloud. The actual contents of this logical boundary are physical networking constructs, including subnets, IP addresses, routes and such. In…
Failover Patterns in the Public Cloud
Let us define some terms before we get started. STANDBY environment – means an active, functioning environment, ready to take over instantly and automatically BACKUP environment – means a passive,…
Governance in AWS, Azure, GCP
What does governance mean in the context of a public cloud? Governance , while often used in the context of 'cost governance' , can actually apply to either of the…