Basics of Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), Firewalls, and DNS

Basics of Virtual Private Clouds

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So, in this article, we will understand virtual private cloud. We will learn the following according to the image below:

1). WHAT IS VPC?

VPC is the fundamental platform on top of all the various cloud platforms or cloud technologies running today.

VPC, a virtual private cloud, provides us access to all the cloud infrastructure and networks.
This is a common concept which is used across different cloud technologies, but we will understand it concerning Google Cloud Platform.

We will understand what a VPC is. We will understand its features and what the different components we have in Google Cloud Platform, the VPC product.
And then at the end we will take a use case and we will try to understand it through a real example. So without wasting any more time, let’s get started.
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So let’s understand what is a VPC. Suppose there is a new startup company, XYZ, which is trying to establish its office in a city. And this company wants to set up its IT data center within the premises.

So, what will they do? They will —