Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Google's GCP Fundamentals Core Infrastructure course covers the fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and is a great starting point for anyone looking to skill up on GCP.

This one-day course ensures everyone in your organisation understands cloud concepts and the benefits cloud computing can bring. It will allow decision-makers and managers to understand core cloud concepts to make informed decisions regarding cloud migrations and solutions.

Title: GCP Fundamentals - Core Infrastructure

Module 1: Introducing Google Cloud Platform

• Explain the advantages of Google Cloud Platform
• Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including Points of presence, data centres, regions, and zones
• Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Module 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform

• Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform
• Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management
• List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform
• Lab: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform

Module 3: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud

• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine
• Understand the various Google Cloud Platform networking and operational tools and services
• Lab: Compute Engine

Module 4: Storage in the Cloud

• Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Bigtable, and Google Cloud Datastore
• Learn how to choose between the various storage options on the Google Cloud Platform
• Lab: Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL

Module 5: Containers in the Cloud

• Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Kubernetes Engine and Kubernetes
• Lab: Kubernetes Engine

Module 6: Applications in the Cloud

• Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine
• Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment
• Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints
• Lab: App Engine

Module 7: Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring in the Cloud

• Understand options for software developers to host their source code
• Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources
• Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging
• Lab: Deployment Manager and Stackdriver

Module 8: Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud

• Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms
• Lab: BigQuery