GCP Networking — Shared VPC vs VPC Peering
GCP Networking — Shared VPC vs VPC Peering 1. First, correct the mental model There are two different goals: Shared VPC You want multiple projects to use one centrally managed VPC . Host Project | Shared VPC / | \ / | \ Project A Project B Project C VM VM VM Think: One network → multiple projects VPC Network Peering You already have separate VPC networks and want them to communicate privately. VPC-A ←──── Private Peering ────→ VPC-B Think: Separate networks → private connection 2. Same organization vs different organizations Different organizations If you have: Organization A | VPC-A and: Organization B | VPC-B and you want private communication: VPC-A ←──── Peering ────→ VPC-B You use VPC Network Peering . Shared VPC is designed around projects within the same organization . 3. Same project The lesson says: ...