Public cloud with Google Cloud

Google has built a global network of data centers that is connected by proprietary cables and networks. This means that although Google may work with or partner with ISPs in certain cases, all traffic traveling over the Google network is traveling outside of the public internet. This is unique to Google as it is the only hyperscale cloud provider to have built out this global network. The reason for this infrastructure is that to support the expectations of users for Google Search to be lightning fast, Google engineers decided to build their own global, private network. This prevents them from being at the mercy of latency, bandwidth, or security issues related to working with regional ISPs and ensures that they will have the networking capacity required to support future growth – even if local ISPs don’t meet Google’s technical requirements. The following figure highlights Google’s global network across the existing network...