Bare Metal Solution

Dedicated bare-metal hardware connected to Google Cloud via low-latency links, engineered for running Oracle Database, SAP HANA, or other legacy enterprise workloads that cannot run in standard virtualised environments, with Google Cloud-managed operations

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

USMountain View, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations

APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther44 regions across 7 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 2 sovereign-flagged regions available

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Attributes

Dedicated: Yes
Bare Metal: Yes

Sub-services (3)

Bare Metal Servers

Dedicated physical servers ranging from 2-socket up to 8-socket configurations

Bare Metal Storage

High-performance NFS and iSCSI storage provisioned alongside the compute

Low-Latency Interconnect

Regional low-latency private link to Google Cloud for hybrid architectures

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA PCI DSS FedRAMP

Where this runs

44 regions

28 countries

2sovereign

Sovereign regions (2)

T-Systems Sovereign Cloud · FrankfurtT-Systems Sovereign Cloud powered by Google Cloud
S3NS Sovereign Cloud · ParisS3NS — Google Cloud + Thales joint venture

Commercial regions (42)

Europe (13)

Belgium
Finland
Paris
Berlin
Frankfurt
Milan
Turin
Netherlands
Warsaw
Madrid
Stockholm
Zurich
London

North America (12)

Montréal
Toronto
Querétaro
Northern Virginia
Columbus
Iowa
Dallas
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
South Carolina
Salt Lake City
Oregon

South America (2)

São Paulo
Santiago

Asia (9)

Hong Kong
Delhi
Mumbai
Jakarta
Osaka
Tokyo
Singapore
Seoul
Taiwan

Oceania (2)

Melbourne
Sydney

Middle East (3)

Tel Aviv
Doha
Dammam

Africa (1)

Johannesburg

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Pricing

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