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PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-SECURITY-ENGINEER · Question #359

Your company is migrating a three-tier web application to Google Cloud. The application consists of a web frontend, an application backend, and a database. Due to regulatory requirements and…

The correct answer is A. Establish a Dedicated Interconnect connection between the Google Cloud VPC network and the. Dedicated Interconnect gives a private, high-bandwidth, low-latency link with enterprise-grade availability between GCP and on-premises, making the cloud frontend and on-prem backend/database communicate securely and efficiently; firewall rules then control and secure

Submitted by weili_xi· Apr 18, 2026Configuring network security

Question

Your company is migrating a three-tier web application to Google Cloud. The application consists of a web frontend, an application backend, and a database. Due to regulatory requirements and existing on-premises infrastructure dependencies, you need to implement a hybrid cloud architecture. The web frontend will be hosted on Google Cloud, while the application backend and the database will remain on-premises initially. You need to ensure secure and efficient communication between the cloud-based frontend and the on-premises backend and database, minimizing latency and maximizing availability. What should you do?

Options

  • AEstablish a Dedicated Interconnect connection between the Google Cloud VPC network and the
  • BEstablish a direct internet connection between the Google Cloud VPC network hosting the web
  • CReplicate the on-premises backend and database to Google Cloud. Use a hybrid connectivity
  • DUse a highly-available Cloud VPN connection over the public internet to connect the Google Cloud

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    79% (27)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    12% (4)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Dedicated Interconnect gives a private, high-bandwidth, low-latency link with enterprise-grade availability between GCP and on-premises, making the cloud frontend and on-prem backend/database communicate securely and efficiently; firewall rules then control and secure

Topics

#Hybrid Cloud#Network Connectivity#Dedicated Interconnect#Low Latency

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