Summary

Cloud platforms are continuing to grow and evolve. There was a time when cloud platforms consisted of a few core services: virtual machines, blob storage, relational databases, etc. Cloud platforms are now much more complex, with services being built on top of other services. Kubernetes Engine, for example, runs on top of Compute Engine and integrates with the Container Registry, load balancers, and other services. With so many services of varying levels of complexity, it can be overwhelming to develop cloud-based solutions. 

Throughout this lesson, we’ll cover some of the topics that will help you to integrate your applications with Google Cloud Platform’s compute services and REST API.

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Learning Objectives 

• Implementing service discovery with Kubernetes Engine and Compute Engine 
• Configuring applications with instance metadata 
• Authenticating users with Identity Aware Proxy 
• Using the CLI and Cloud Shell 
• Integrating with the GCP API 

Intended Audience 

• Developers looking to integrate with GCP compute services 

Prerequisites 

To get the most out of this lesson, you should already have some development experience and an understanding of Google Cloud Platform.