Resources scope
Now that we know the physical and logical separation of GCP resources, let's have a look at their scope. The resources can be either global, regional, or zonal. That indicates how accessible the resource is for other resources. For example, a global image can be used in any region to provision VMs. On the other hand, a VM that needs to belong to a particular subnet must reside in the same region for which the subnet was configured.
Even though the resources have a narrow scope, keep in mind that they still need to have unique names within the project, meaning you can't have two VMs with the same name within one project.
OK, let's have a look at the resources and their scope. You might not be fully familiar with the following ...
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