Hybrid connectivity

By hybrid connectivity, we mean connectivity between GCP and your on-premise datacenter. It is important if you want to connect through a secure channel to GCP and not simply traverse the internet. There are a number of ways this connectivity can be achieved. The method you choose will depend on your bandwidth and latency requirements.

Now, let's have a look at some possible hybrid connectivity options, that is, VPN interconnect and peering.

VPN

Cloud VPN is a regional service that will securely connect your on-premise network to GCP VPC using an IPSec tunnel. All traffic traversing the internet through the tunnel is encrypted. Both IKEv1 and IKEv2 ciphers are supported. The VPN connection requires...