Google Cloud Spanner combines the power and flexibility of an SQL database, with the speed and scalability of a noSQL database. If you need both high availability and transactional consistency at a global scale, then this is the course for you!
Learning Objectives
- Create a new Cloud Spanner instance
- Create Cloud Spanner databases
- Add, edit, and delete records
- Install the Spanner emulator
Intended Audience
- Database administrators
- Cloud Architects
- GCP Developers
- Anyone preparing for a Google Cloud certification
Prerequisites
- Some experience working with databases
- Basic understanding of SQL syntax
- Access to a GCP account
Hello and welcome to “Introduction to Google Cloud Spanner”. My name is Daniel Mease and I’ll be taking you through this course. I am a trainer at Cloud Academy with over 20 years of software and web development experience.
This course is intended for:
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Database administrators
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Cloud Architects
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GCP Developers
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Anyone preparing for a Google Cloud certification
By completing this course, you will learn how to:
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Create a new Cloud Spanner instance
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Create Cloud Spanner databases
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Add, edit, and delete records
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Install the local Cloud Spanner emulator
The following prerequisites will be helpful for completing this course:
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Some experience working with databases
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Basic understanding of SQL language syntax
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Access to a GCP account
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Daniel began his career as a Software Engineer, focusing mostly on web and mobile development. After twenty years of dealing with insufficient training and fragmented documentation, he decided to use his extensive experience to help the next generation of engineers.
Daniel has spent his most recent years designing and running technical classes for both Amazon and Microsoft. Today at Cloud Academy, he is working on building out an extensive Google Cloud training library.
When he isn’t working or tinkering in his home lab, Daniel enjoys BBQing, target shooting, and watching classic movies.