Atman, the leader of the Polish data center market and a carrier-class network service operator, has joined the elite group of Google partners as a Verified Peering Provider with Silver status. Atman is currently the only operator in Poland with this title, confirming the highest quality and stability of its connections with Google services.
Over the past two years, Google’s global peering policy has evolved significantly, presenting operators with technical and organizational challenges, including traffic restrictions at Internet Exchange (IX) points, restrictive bandwidth requirements, and new cooperation models. Atman has been actively involved in this process from the beginning and has passed Google’s detailed technical verification, receiving an invitation to join the Verified Peering Provider program.
What is Verified Peering Provider?
Verified Peering Provider is a Google program that brings together operators who provide simple, highly available connectivity to publicly available Google services, eliminating the need for Direct Peering on the customer side. Thanks to redundant, private connections to Google, Verified Peering Provider operators guarantee the highest possible level of stability and quality for such services as: YouTube, Google Search, Google Ads, Google Workspace Cloud APIs, Google Cloud VPN, Google Public IPs i Network Tiers.
Silver status means connection redundancy at multiple points of presence (PoPs), ensuring continuity of operation and minimal latency.
Benefits for Operators and Business Customers
The Google Verified Peering Provider badge ensures operators and other Atman customers that they will receive the following benefits:
- Simplified connectivity: Peering is managed entirely by Atman, so there is no need to meet Google Direct Peering requirements.
- High availability (HA): Connection redundancy ensures continuity of operation and minimal latency
- Guaranteed quality and stability of traffic to Google services
- Access to all Google services available via the Internet
- Professional operator support and technical escalation options
“Obtaining Google Verified Peering Provider status confirms our long-term strategy of developing carrier-class network services. Providing the highest quality access to Google resources is now a key element of our customers’ business — from ISPs to the enterprise sector and public institutions,” said Rafał Broda, Product Manager at Atman.
Alternative to Direct Peering with Quality Garantee
Verified Peering Provider service is the best choice for companies that:
- Are not eligible for Direct Peering due to Google’s decision
- Want to simplify connectivity management with Google
- Expect an SLA for availability and packet delay that Direct Peering does not offer
- Are looking for a ready-made, professionally maintained access path to Google resources
Google Cloud Interconnect Partner
In addition to its newly acquired Google Verified Peering Provider status, Atman has maintained the Google Cloud Interconnect Partner status since 2021. This status provides a direct connection to the Google Cloud Platform for companies and institutions that process data in hybrid cloud or multi-cloud models, as well as in hybrid environments (where colocated or dedicated servers, or on-premises infrastructure are connected with Google Cloud resources).
