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Network security for VMware Engine workloads by using centralized appliances
Presents architectural guidance to design advanced network security features (like DDoS mitigation, SSL offloading, NGFW, IPS/IDS, and DPI) for VMware Engine workloads.
Networking
Security
Use case
Use cases
Private cloud networking for Google Cloud VMware Engine
Provides an overview of Google Cloud VMware Engine, discusses networking concepts, reviews the most typical traffic flows, and provides some considerations for using VMware Engine to design a networking architecture.
Networking
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Architecting disaster recovery for locality-restricted workloads
Discusses how to use Google Cloud to architect for disaster recovery (DR) to meet location-specific requirements.
Availability
Recovery
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Use cases
Modernization path for .NET applications on Google Cloud
Looks at the common limitations of monolithic applications and describes a gradual yet structured process for modernizing them.
.NET
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Use cases
Describes how to configure Google Security Operations to improve the detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats for virtual machines (VM) running on VMware Engine.
Security
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Last updated 2025-08-29 UTC.
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Google manages the infrastructure, networking, and management services so that you\ncan use the VMware platform efficiently and securely.\n[Learn more](/vmware-engine/docs/overview)\n[Get started for free](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) \n\n#### Start your proof of concept with $300 in free credit\n\n- Get access to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking\n- Free monthly usage of popular products, including AI APIs and BigQuery\n- No automatic charges, no commitment \n[View free product offers](/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier) \n\n#### Keep exploring with 20+ always-free products\n\n\nAccess 20+ free products for common use cases, including AI APIs, VMs, data warehouses,\nand more.\n\nDocumentation resources\n-----------------------\n\nFind quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. \nfollow_the_signs\n\n### Get started\n\n-\n\n [Product overview](/vmware-engine/docs/overview)\n\n-\n\n [Request API access and quota](/vmware-engine/docs/quickstart-prerequisites)\n\n-\n\n [Create your first private cloud](/vmware-engine/docs/create-private-cloud)\n\n-\n\n [Create your first subnet](/vmware-engine/docs/quickstart-network-segment)\n\n-\n\n [Create a VMware VM](/vmware-engine/docs/create-vmware-vm)\n\nformat_list_numbered\n\n### Guides\n\n-\n\n [Private cloud VMware components](/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-vmware-components)\n\n-\n\n [VMware Engine private clouds](/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-private-cloud)\n\n-\n\n [VMware Engine nodes](/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-node-types)\n\n-\n\n [Create a private cloud](/vmware-engine/docs/private-clouds/howto-create-private-cloud)\n\n-\n\n [Migrate VMware VMs using VMware HCX](/vmware-engine/docs/workloads/howto-migrate-vms-using-hcx)\n\n-\n\n [Configure your private cloud for installing Oracle RAC](/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-ecosystem/howto-oracle-rac)\n\n-\n\n [Connect using VPN](/vmware-engine/docs/networking/howto-vpn-connect)\n\n-\n\n [Migrate VMware VMs using Layer 2 networks](/vmware-engine/docs/workloads/howto-migrate-vpn-layer2)\n\ninfo\n\n### Resources\n\n-\n\n [Pricing](/vmware-engine/pricing)\n\n-\n\n [Quotas and limits](/vmware-engine/docs/node-quota)\n\n-\n\n [Release notes](/vmware-engine/docs/release-notes)\n\n-\n\n [Google Cloud VMware Engine Service Level Agreement (SLA)](/vmware-engine/sla)\n\n-\n\n [VMware Engine product restrictions](/vmware-engine/docs/product-restrictions)\n\nRelated resources\n-----------------\n\nExplore self-paced training, use cases, reference architectures, and code samples with examples of how to use and connect Google Cloud services. Use case \nUse cases\n\n### Network security for VMware Engine workloads by using centralized appliances\n\n\nPresents architectural guidance to design advanced network security features (like DDoS mitigation, SSL offloading, NGFW, IPS/IDS, and DPI) for VMware Engine workloads.\n\nNetworking Security\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/architecture/gcve-advanced-network-security) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Private cloud networking for Google Cloud VMware Engine\n\n\nProvides an overview of Google Cloud VMware Engine, discusses networking concepts, reviews the most typical traffic flows, and provides some considerations for using VMware Engine to design a networking architecture.\n\nNetworking\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/vmware-engine/docs/private-cloud-networking-for-vmware-engine) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Architecting disaster recovery for locality-restricted workloads\n\n\nDiscusses how to use Google Cloud to architect for disaster recovery (DR) to meet location-specific requirements.\n\nAvailability Recovery\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/architecture/architecting-disaster-recovery-for-locality-restricted-workloads) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Modernization path for .NET applications on Google Cloud\n\n\nLooks at the common limitations of monolithic applications and describes a gradual yet structured process for modernizing them.\n\n.NET\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/architecture/modernization-path-dotnet-applications-google-cloud) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Configure Google Security Operations with VMware Engine\n\n\nDescribes how to configure Google Security Operations to improve the detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats for virtual machines (VM) running on VMware Engine.\n\nSecurity\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/vmware-engine/docs/howto-configure-secops)\n\nRelated videos\n--------------"]]
