We’re thrilled to announce the release of v3.0.0 of the Cloud Networking Config Solutions on GitHub, packed with new features and enhancements designed to supercharge your cloud infrastructure. This release focuses on expanding connectivity options, bolstering security, and improving traffic management for your Google Cloud deployments.
You can find the full release notes for v3.0.0 in our GitHub repository: v3.0.0 Release Notes
This release introduces support for several key services, providing you with more robust and flexible networking capabilities:
Networking Constructs :
- Network Connectivity Center (NCC) NCC continues to be a cornerstone for hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity. In v3.0.0, we’ve expanded its capabilities to provide even more versatile solutions:
- Producer VPC Support: Integrate Producer VPC networks with NCC, enabling seamless connectivity and resource sharing across different service producers and consumers. For more details, refer to the Producer VPC documentation.
- Hybrid Spoke Enhancements: Boost your hybrid connectivity with enhanced support for:
- HA VPN as a hybrid spoke: Achieve highly available and resilient VPN connections between your on-premises network and Google Cloud. For more details, refer to the Hybrid Spoke HA VPN documentation.
- Cloud Interconnect as a hybrid spoke: Leverage dedicated and highly performant connections with Cloud Interconnect through NCC. Explore the specifics in the Hybrid Spoke Interconnect documentation.
2. Load Balancers We’ve extended our support for advanced load balancing configurations, ensuring your applications are highly available and performant:
- Network Passthrough Load Balancers: Seamlessly distribute internal & external traffic , enhancing the resilience and scalability of your services. For more details refer to user journey guide for load balancers.
- Google-Managed SSL: Simplify your SSL certificate management with built-in support for Google-managed SSL certificates, ensuring secure communication without the operational overhead.
Security
3. Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Security is paramount, and this release brings significant advancements to your network defense:
- Network Firewall Policy: Implement granular and centralized firewall policies to secure your network traffic more effectively across your Google Cloud projects.
- Enterprise — Firewall Endpoints for Centralized Traffic Inspection: Gain greater control and visibility over your network by directing traffic through centralized inspection points, crucial for meeting compliance and security requirements. For more details, refer to user journey guide.
Consumers
4. UMIG as a Consumer: Utilize Unmanaged Instance Groups (UMIGs) as consumers within your NCC setup and also as a backends to your Load balancers, offering greater flexibility for your application deployments.
Beyond the new features, v3.0.0 also includes important updates to platform stability and user experience, such as enhanced test connectivity tools and general improvements for Managed Instance Groups (MIGs). We’re committed to making your experience with Cloud Networking Config Solutions as smooth and efficient as possible.
We’re excited for you to explore these new capabilities and see how they can further empower your cloud networking strategies. Head over to our GitHub repository to get started!
Source Credit: https://medium.com/google-cloud/elevate-your-cloud-networking-announcing-v3-0-0-of-cloud-networking-config-solutions-223a88e70bea?source=rss—-e52cf94d98af—4
