In this chapter, we have gone through basic networking concepts in GCP. We have learned about VPC, load balancing, firewall, DNS, and hybrid connectivity. Make sure that you understand how you connect virtual machines to the GCP network, as well as how to protect and load balance them. Now that you have an understanding of different ways to connect to your on-premises datacenter, we suggest that you get some hands-on experience. Set up your first VPC, create firewall rules, and deploy and manage a virtual machine instance group with a load balancer of your choice. If you have any problems doing this, return to this book and check this chapter or Chapter 4, Working with Google Compute Engine.
In Chapter 9, Exploring Storage Options in GCP – Part 1, and Chapter 10, Exploring Storage Options in GCP – Part 2, we will see how we can store data. This is essential...