Google Cloud resources are deployed in a global network of data centers organized into geographic regions and zones.
- Regions are broad geographic areas that contain one or more data centers. These regions span across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia, allowing users to select locations close to their users or to comply with data sovereignty laws
- Within each region, there are multiple zones , which are independent deployment areas containing one or more data centers. This zonal architecture provides fault tolerance and high availability by isolating failures to a single zone without impacting others in the same region
Google Cloud’s infrastructure is interconnected by a private network to enable fast data transfer and replication between regions and zones, supporting reliability and low latency
. When deploying resources such as virtual machines with Compute Engine, users specify the desired region and zone to optimize performance and availability
. In summary, Google Cloud resources are deployed across numerous data centers worldwide, grouped into regions and zones to provide flexibility, resilience, and compliance for cloud services
