Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Google Distributed Cloud connected
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Google Distributed Cloud connected is AWS Outposts (racks & servers); on Azure, Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI).
About Google Distributed Cloud connected
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Google-certified hardware installed on your premises that runs GKE clusters (containers and VMs), managed from Google Cloud. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | No separate pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider infrastructure in your data center | AWS Outposts (racks & servers) | Partial match | Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) |
Provider infrastructure in your data center Partial match
AWS Outposts maps partly to Google Distributed Cloud connected: Google-certified hardware installed on your premises that runs GKE clusters for containers and VMs.
- Distributed Cloud connected runs GKE (containers and VMs), not a local copy of Compute Engine and other regional services like Outposts.
- Google also offers air-gapped Distributed Cloud deployments for disconnected sites.