Course Outline

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