Google Cloud
GCE and GCS backup outside the Google control plane.
GCP-native backups live inside the same Google project and region as the data. CloudIP gives you a vault outside that boundary, with immutable retention and a different control plane.
Workload Identity Federation is supported for least-privilege auth.
What Google Cloud gets from CloudIP
Different control plane
Backups not exposed to a Google project compromise.
GCE in-guest
In-guest backups with LVM/ZFS or VSS snapshot integration.
GCS bucket backup
Selective GCS bucket backup to your CloudIP vault.
Workload Identity
Federated authentication for least-privilege backup runs.
How CloudIP shows up for Google Cloud
A practical walkthrough of what changes when this audience runs on the platform.
If you are evaluating CloudIP because of Google Cloud, you are likely already running a stack that integrates around it. CloudIP is built to be a friendly neighbour to Google Cloud rather than a replacement: where Google Cloud is the system of record, CloudIP defers; where CloudIP owns the operational record, Google Cloud reads from a documented endpoint.
The most common pattern is a thin integration with Google Cloud for the parts of the business it already runs, and CloudIP for everything else — accounting, CRM, HR, communications, POS, and backup. Different control plane is what makes that practical at SMB scale.
Because the platform exposes REST endpoints and webhooks for every meaningful state change, the integration with Google Cloud stays under your control. There is no special partner program, no hidden surcharge, and no implementation gating — the same automation primitives are available to every customer on day one.
Common questions from Google Cloud buyers
Yes. Google Cloud backup is one of the named buyer profiles the platform is designed around. Different control plane and GCE in-guest that matter most for Google Cloud are part of the standard subscription rather than a tier upgrade.
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