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Google Distributed Cloud Edge Google Distributed Cloud connected

Legacy names Google Distributed Cloud Edge, GDC Edge

Managed Google Cloud hardware and GKE clusters running on-premises and at the edge.

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  1. Google Distributed Cloud Edge

    · Google Cloud Next '21

    Managed edge hardware and GKE cluster service announced at Google Cloud Next '21.

  2. Google Distributed Cloud connectedCurrent name

    · Google Cloud Next '24

    Rebranded from Google Distributed Cloud Edge to Google Distributed Cloud connected (with release 1.6.1 on 2024-03-14 and Google Cloud Next '24 in April 2024).

What is Google Distributed Cloud Edge called now?

Google Distributed Cloud Edge is now called Google Distributed Cloud connected, with the latest change on 9 April 2024 (Google Cloud Next '24). Earlier names covered by this entry also include GDC Edge. Managed Google Cloud hardware and GKE clusters running on-premises and at the edge. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • Distributed Cloud connected

Technical identifiers

Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.

REST / gRPC APIsedgecontainer.googleapis.com edgenetwork.googleapis.com
gcloud / CLI Commandsgcloud edge-cloud container gcloud edge-cloud networking gcloud edge-cloud
IAM Predefined Rolesroles/edgecontainer.* roles/edgenetwork.*
Terraform Resourcesgoogle_edgecontainer_* google_edgenetwork_*

APIs remain titled Distributed Cloud Edge Container API (edgecontainer.googleapis.com) and Distributed Cloud Edge Network API (edgenetwork.googleapis.com).

Notes & disambiguation

  • Note lowercase 'c' in 'Google Distributed Cloud connected'.
  • The underlying REST APIs are still officially titled Distributed Cloud Edge Container API (edgecontainer.googleapis.com) and Distributed Cloud Edge Network API (edgenetwork.googleapis.com), and the CLI command group remains gcloud edge-cloud.

Sources & official documentation

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