Are you interested in learning how to easily handle huge spikes in demand? Google Cloud Load Balancers can intelligently distribute your network traffic across a group of backend servers. This allows you to build geographically distributed services that support automatic scaling and failover.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what a cloud load balancer is
- Learn about the different types of load balancers available on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Learn how to configure a cloud load balancer
- Learn how to access the logs and monitoring dashboards
Intended Audience
- Cloud, Network, or Security Engineers
- Cloud Architects
- Anyone preparing for a Google Cloud certification
Prerequisites
- Understand basic networking concepts (like network layers, protocols, and ports)
- Access to a GCP account
Hello and welcome to “Load Balancing on Google Cloud Platform”. My name is Daniel Mease. And I am a trainer at Cloud Academy with over 20 years of software and web development experience.
The information I am about to present is applicable to:
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Cloud, Network, or Security Engineers
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Cloud Architects
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Anyone preparing for a Google Cloud certification
This series of videos will teach you:
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The different types of load balancers available on GCP
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How to configure a cloud load balancer
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How to access the logs and monitoring dashboards
The following prerequisites will be helpful:
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Understand basic networking concepts (like network layers, protocols, and ports)
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Access to a GCP account
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Please note that, when this video was recorded, all information was accurate. However, Google is constantly updating its products and services as part of its ongoing drive to innovate. This means that, over time, minor discrepancies may appear. Here at Cloud Academy, we strive to keep our content up to date in order to provide the best training available. So, if you notice any information that is outdated, let us know by sending an email to support@cloudacademy.com.
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.