Harika Rama Tulasi Karatapu
Google LLC, Network Subject Matter Expert - Customer Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
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An Experienced and Certified Network Architect with 13years of experience on both Cloud and Traditional Networking platforms.
GCP-PCNE, GCP-PCSE, JNCIE-ENT, JNCIE-DC, JNCIP-Security and JNCIP-SP certified Customer Engineer Specialist for Networking
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Cyber Security Summit 2025 - Panel Member for "Building Resilient Network Architectures: Securing Hybrid and IoT Ecosystems"
Link: https://cybersecuritysummit.com/thought-leaders/?_sft_speaker-summit=2025
IEEE Cloud Summit 2025 - AI Powered SaaS
Link: https://www.ieeecloudsummit.org/speakers
IEEE SCV WIE 2025 - AI powered SaaS
Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479108
CloudX 2025 - Secure Hybrid Connectivity with Private Service Connect and Zero Trust
Link: https://cloudxconf.com/speakers/
Demo presenter at RSAC 2024 and 2025 for AI Security on Google Cloud
Demo presenter at SaaStr 2024, 2025 for AI powered SaaS on Google Cloud
I'm a Networking Subject Matter Expert at Google, specializing in cloud-native network solutions for strategic and enterprise clients in North America. I architect and deploy performance-optimized end-end network solutions, driving multimillion-dollar revenue growth through strategic cloud adoption plans. My expertise spans hybrid cloud, security, and scalable infrastructure, empowering sales teams and building robust client capabilities.
Prior to Google, I honed my skills at Juniper Networks as a Customer-Focused Network Solutions Engineer, achieving expert-level JNCIE certifications and maintaining key client relationships. My journey includes roles at Amazon Web Services, Slash Support, and Infosys, where I developed a strong foundation in network architecture, troubleshooting, and automation.
I hold a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University, complementing my practical experience with a deep understanding of computer networks and telecommunications. I'm passionate about sharing knowledge, contributing to Google Cloud documentation, leading networking communities, and creating educational YouTube content.
Note: Views are mine, not anyway related to my employer
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Fortifying Your GCP Infrastructure: Mastering Next Generation Firewall Policies
In today's evolving threat landscape, robust network security is paramount for protecting cloud deployments. This session dives deep into Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) cutting-edge network security offerings, focusing on Cloud Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Network Security Integration. Attendees will gain practical insights into deploying, configuring, and optimizing these tools to establish a resilient security posture, enforce granular control over network traffic, and seamlessly integrate third-party security solutions. Learn how to leverage these capabilities to achieve zero-trust security, mitigate advanced threats, and ensure compliance in your GCP environments.
AI-Powered Cloud WAN on GCP: Connecting the Future
Leveraging over 25 years of network innovation powering services like Search and YouTube, Google Cloud now offers its planet-scale backbone network (202 PoPs, 2M+ miles fiber, 99.99% SLA) to enterprises via the new Cloud WAN. This fully managed service addresses the complexities and fragmented security of traditional WANs, which are further strained by the demands of modern cloud applications and the rapid emergence of AI. Cloud WAN provides a unified, secure, and reliable solution offering up to 40% faster performance than the public internet and up to 40% TCO savings over customer-managed WANs. It supports key use cases including high-performance cross-region connectivity (via Cloud Interconnect, Cross-Cloud Interconnect, and the new Cross-Site L2 Interconnect) and modernized branch/campus networking leveraging Google's Premium Tier network and Network Connectivity Center (NCC). With an open ecosystem integrating leading SD-WAN, SSE (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom), NGFW, and specialized partners like Juniper Mist (for AI-driven branch transformation) and Infoblox (for DDI), Cloud WAN delivers the performance, scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness required for businesses navigating the AI era.
Secure Hybrid Connectivity with Private Service Connect and Zero Trust
In today's cloud-centric landscape, organizations grapple with securely integrating on-premises networks with cloud services. Traditional hybrid solutions expose vulnerabilities and complicate IP address management. This presentation introduces Private Service Connect (PSC) as a foundational technology for secure hybrid access, leveraging Zero Trust principles. PSC establishes private, direct connections, eliminating public internet exposure and simplifying network management. Crucially, it decouples IP address spaces, resolving overlap issues and enhancing operational flexibility. By integrating on-premises identity providers with cloud IAM, PSC enforces granular access control, micro-segmentation, and continuous authentication. We address securing data in transit and at rest, alongside compliance and auditing, showcasing PSC's logging capabilities for real-time threat detection. PSC offers lower latency, increased bandwidth, and enhanced reliability compared to VPNs, while supporting multi-VPC, multi-cloud, and seamless scalability. Its service consumer and producer decoupling increases developer velocity. Aligning with Zero Trust, PSC reduces the attack surface and minimizes data exfiltration risks, while simplifying network configurations. Through real-world use cases, we demonstrate PSC's transformative potential in building resilient, flexible, and secure hybrid cloud architectures.
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