Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Learn about, and compare, many of the computing and storage services available in Google Cloud, including Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, and BigQuery. You learn about important resource and policy management tools, such as the Google Cloud Resource Manager hierarchy and Google Cloud Identity and Access Management.

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Duration 1 day
Level beginner
Format On Demand ILT

What you'll learn

  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.
  • Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud: App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine.
  • Choose among and use Google Cloud storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Firestore.
  • Interact with Google Cloud services.
  • Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud.

About this course

Overview

9 Modules · TBD Videos · 6 Labs

Who this course is for
  • Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud.
  • Systems operations professionals, Solution Architects getting started with Google Cloud, and developers.
  • Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs.
Prerequisite

Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems is helpful in understanding the technologies covered.

Products
  • Google Compute Engine
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Google Cloud Networking
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • App Engine
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Functions
Not Covered
  • BigQuery (covered in other courses)
  • Borg and Colossus (out of scope for this course)
Module 1
Introducing Google Cloud
Objectives
  • Identify the advantages of Google Cloud.
  • Define the components of Google’s network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones.
  • Classify the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platformas-a-Service (PaaS).
Activities

Quiz

Module 2
Resources and Access in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud.
  • Define the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management.
  • List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud.
Activities

Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace

Module 3
Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine.
  • Define the basics of networking in Google Cloud.
Activities

Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with VPC Networking

Module 4
Storage in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Classify the purpose of and use cases for Cloud Storage, and database option available in Google Cloud.
  • Distinguish between Google Cloud’s storage options.
Activities

Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL

Module 5
Containers in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Kubernetes Engine and Kubernetes.
Activities

Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with GKE

Module 6
Applications in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine
  • Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment.
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints.
  • Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run.
Activities

Quiz, (Lab) Hello Cloud Run

Module 7
Developing and Deploying in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Describe how Cloud Source Repositories and Cloud Functions can support application development on Google Cloud.
  • Explain how template-based creation and management of resources leverages a template to produce efficient app deployment and management.
Activities

(Lab) Automating Deployment of Infrastructure using Terraform

Module 8
Logging and Monitoring in the Cloud
Objectives
  • Define SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs.
  • Identify the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging.
Activities

Quiz, Course Feedback

Module 9
Course Review and Summary
Objectives
  • Module 1–8 Review
  • Additional Learning Paths

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