Google Cloud Global Infrastructure

2026-02-20T10:42:53+00:00

Google Cloud Global Infrastructure Cheat Sheet The cloud infrastructure of GCP is built around: 43 regions 130+ zones Over 200 countries/territories connected by Google's global network Multi-regions Multi-regions are large geographic areas, such as the United States or Europe, that contain two or more regions. They allow you to deploy applications with higher availability and lower latency across a wide geography. Regions Are collections of zones that provide high-bandwidth, low-latency network connections to other zones in the same region. Regional resources can be used by any resource in that region, regardless of zone. Generally, communication within regions will always be cost-efficient [...]