!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([VPC]) is an on-demand configurable pool of shared computing resources allocated within a public [cloud] environment, providing a certain level of isolation between the different organizations (denoted as users hereafter) using the [resources]. !! [Cloud Service Provider] [Amazon Web Services] launched Amazon [{$pagename}] on 26 August 2009, which allows the [Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute|AWS Elastic Cloud Compute] [service] to be connected to legacy infrastructure over an [IPsec] [Virtual Private Network]. In [AWS], [VPC] is free to use, however users will be charged for any virtual private networks (VPN) they use. [EC2] and [RDS] instances running in a [VPC] can also be purchased using Reserved Instances, however will have a limitation on resources being guaranteed.[citation needed] [Google Cloud Platform] resources can be provisioned, connected, and isolated in a [{$pagename}] (VPC) across all [GCP] regions. With [GCP], [VPCs] are global [resources] and subnets within that [VPC] are zonal resources. This allows you to connect zones and regions without the use of additional networking complexity as all [data] travels, [encrypted] [Data In Transit] and at [Data At Rest], on [Google]’s own global, private [network]. [Identity Management] policies and security rules allow for private access to Google's storage, big data, and analytics managed services. VPCs on Google Cloud Platform leverage the security of Google's data centers.[4] Microsoft [Azure] offers the possibility of setting up a [VPC] using Virtual [Networks].!! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Virtual_private_cloud|Wikipedia:Virtual_private_cloud|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-07-02