Google Cloud Networking & Content Delivery

Cloud DNS

Scalable, reliable managed DNS for public and private zones.

What is Cloud DNS?

Cloud DNS hosts DNS zones on Google's infrastructure with low latency and a 100% availability SLA, for public domains and private internal names.

Key features

  • Public and private zones
  • DNSSEC
  • DNS peering and forwarding
  • Routing policies
  • API and Terraform management

What it is used for

  • Domain DNS hosting
  • Private internal DNS
  • DNSSEC

When to use it

  • DNS for workloads on Google Cloud
  • Private DNS in VPCs
  • Hybrid name resolution

When something else fits better

  • You only need basic DNS already included with your registrar

How pricing works

Charged per managed zone per month and per million queries. Prices change and differ by region; we confirm current costs for your setup before you commit.

Equivalent on AWS

The closest AWS service is Amazon Route 53: highly available DNS service with domain registration, health checks and traffic routing.

How DomainHostly helps with Cloud DNS

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure Cloud DNS with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
  • Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
  • Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.

Networking & Content Delivery: Private networks, DNS, load balancing, CDN and connectivity between your sites and the cloud.

What to consider: Networking & Content Delivery

  • Plan IP ranges up front so networks can connect to your offices and each other later without overlaps.
  • Put databases and internal services in private subnets; expose only load balancers or CDNs publicly.
  • Watch data-transfer (egress) charges; a CDN often reduces both cost and latency.

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