# Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDC Hosted)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/google-distributed-cloud-hosted-gdc-h
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/google-distributed-cloud-hosted-gdc-h.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/google-distributed-cloud-hosted-gdc-h/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://google.com
- **Slug:** google-distributed-cloud-hosted-gdc-h
- **Categories:** ai-machine-learning, cloud-infrastructure, cybersecurity, it-management-software

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Provides the full 'air-gapped' Google Cloud experience—completely disconnected from the internet—directly in a customer's data center.
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDC Hosted) is an integrated hardware and software solution designed to run sensitive workloads in an air-gapped environment. It provides a subset of Google Cloud services on-premises with no requirement for connectivity to the public cloud or internet, specifically targeting data sovereignty and high-security regulatory requirements.
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Integrated hardware racks
  - Sovereign Cloud software stack
  - Vertex AI for GDC
  - GDC management console.
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Enterprise/Custom (Typically multi-year contract including hardware and software).
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Government agencies, defense sectors, highly regulated financial institutions, and critical infrastructure providers.
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - AWS Outposts (Disconnected) / AWS Dedicated Cloud
  - Microsoft Azure Stack Hub / Azure Government Secret
  - Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer
Source: Brand's website (https://google.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.