Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 161
Single answerGoogle Cloud PlatformYour company has an on-premises network that needs to securely communicate with your Google Cloud VPC for a hybrid cloud setup. You have been tasked with ensuring low-latency and high-bandwidth connectivity between these networks. Which Google Cloud feature should you use to achieve this?
- A
Cloud VPN
- B
Cloud Interconnect
- C
VPC Network Peering
- D
External HTTP(S) Load Balancing
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Cloud Interconnect is the appropriate solution when you need low-latency, high-bandwidth connections between an on-premises network and Google Cloud. It provides physical connections directly to Google’s network, making it ideal for hybrid cloud architectures requiring reliable and fast connectivity.
- A. Incorrect.
Cloud VPN provides secure encrypted tunnels over the public internet, which can introduce higher latency compared to direct connections.
- B. Correct.
Cloud Interconnect offers direct physical connections between your on-premises network and Google Cloud, providing low-latency and high-bandwidth connectivity, ideal for hybrid cloud setups.
- C. Incorrect.
VPC Network Peering is used to connect VPC networks within Google Cloud, not for connecting external networks.
- D. Incorrect.
External HTTP(S) Load Balancing is used for distributing traffic across multiple Google Cloud resources, not for connecting on-premises networks.