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You support the backend of a mobile phone game that runs on a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster. The application is serving HTTP requests from users. You need to implement a solution that will re

The correct answer is B. Configure your network services on the Standard Tier.. Google Cloud Network Service Tiers offer two options: Premium Tier (uses Google's private global network - higher performance, higher cost) and Standard Tier (uses public internet routing - lower performance, lower cost). Switching to Standard Tier reduces egress network costs, w

Submitted by carter_n· Apr 18, 2026Implementing and managing cost controls

Question

You support the backend of a mobile phone game that runs on a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster. The application is serving HTTP requests from users. You need to implement a solution that will reduce the network cost. What should you do?

Options

  • AConfigure the VPC as a Shared VPC Host project.
  • BConfigure your network services on the Standard Tier.
  • CConfigure your Kubernetes cluster as a Private Cluster.
  • DConfigure a Google Cloud HTTP Load Balancer as Ingress.

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    5% (3)
  • B
    71% (42)
  • C
    15% (9)
  • D
    8% (5)

Explanation

Google Cloud Network Service Tiers offer two options: Premium Tier (uses Google's private global network - higher performance, higher cost) and Standard Tier (uses public internet routing - lower performance, lower cost). Switching to Standard Tier reduces egress network costs, which is the primary lever for reducing network spend. Option A (Shared VPC) is about network architecture, not cost reduction. Option C (Private Cluster) restricts external access but does not reduce egress costs. Option D (HTTP Load Balancer as Ingress) is a best practice for GKE traffic management but does not inherently reduce network costs.

Topics

#Network Cost Optimization#Google Cloud Networking Tiers#GKE#Egress Traffic

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