The Benefits of Using the Resource Hierarchy to Control Access

tl;dr: Google Cloud’s resource hierarchy enables granular access control, cost monitoring, and scalability, empowering organizations to optimize their cloud spending and maintain robust financial governance as they grow. Key Points: The resource hierarchy organizes resources into a logical structure: organization > folders > projects, allowing granular access control and cost tracking at different levels. It … Read more

Why Data Sovereignty and Data Residency May Be Requirements and How Google Cloud Offers Organizations the Ability to Control Where Their Data is Stored

tl;dr: Data sovereignty and data residency are critical considerations for organizations storing and processing sensitive data in the cloud. Google Cloud offers a range of features and services to help customers meet their specific legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements, including the ability to choose data storage locations, data protection tools like Cloud DLP and KMS, … Read more

Distinguishing Between Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing

tl;dr: Authentication, authorization, and auditing are critical components of Google’s defense-in-depth approach to infrastructure security. Authentication verifies the identity of users or systems, authorization determines what actions or resources they are allowed to access, and auditing records and analyzes events to detect and investigate potential security incidents or compliance violations. Implementing these controls helps organizations … Read more

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Shared Responsibility Model in the Cloud! 🤝☁️

Hey there, cloud comrades! 🚀 Ever heard of the phrase “not my circus, not my monkeys?” Well, in the vast cloud carnival, both the circus AND the monkeys are kind of ours – yours, mine, and our cloud provider’s! Confused? No drama! Let’s unfold the mystery of the “Shared Responsibility Model” – the ultimate pact … Read more