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Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals

DifficultyBeginner
AVG Duration4h
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Description

Overview

If you want to learn how to use Google's lightning-fast, global cloud network to host your applications, then this is a good place to start. This learning path will help you gain a solid understanding of the various components of the Google Cloud Platform.

The courses in this path cover these topics:

  • How to deploy an application to App Engine, Container Engine, and Compute Engine
  • Storage options
  • Database services, including Cloud SQL, Cloud Datastore, and BigQuery
  • Networking
  • Access control
  • Autoscaling and load balancing

Updates

  • August 8, 2019 - Added "Working with Google Cloud Storage from the Console" lab
  • August 1, 2019 - Updated and added new topics to:
    • Google Cloud Platform: Fundamentals
    • Google Cloud Platform: Systems Operations
  • April 9, 2018 - Added Learning Path Exam

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Training Content

1
Course - Beginner - 46m
Overview of Google Cloud Platform
In this course, you'll learn about GCP services such as compute, storage, and networking, and how to create virtual machines and web apps using the Google Cloud Console and gcloud CLI.
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2
Exam - 20m
Knowledge Check: Overview of Google Cloud Platform
Knowledge Check: Overview of Google Cloud Platform
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3
Hands-on Lab - Beginner - 1h
Working with Google Cloud Storage from the Console
This Lab introduces you to all of the key concepts and trade-offs that you need to understand to work effectively with Google Cloud Storage.
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4
Hands-on Lab - Beginner - 45m
Connect to Google Compute Engine (GCE) Linux VM Instances Using SSH
This lab will show you two methods for connecting to Linux VM instances over SSH.
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5
Course - Intermediate - 1h 49m
Google Cloud Platform: Systems Operations
This course covers Google Cloud systems operations, providing insight and practical information across the complete set of GCP features.
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6
Exam - 25m
Knowledge Check: Google Cloud Platform - Systems Operations
Knowledge Check: Google Cloud Platform - Systems Operations
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7
Hands-on Lab - Beginner - 30m
Create a Network Infrastructure with Google Virtual Private Cloud
In this Lab, you'll create a basic network infrastructure composed of a VPC, two Subnets in different regions, and two firewall rules that will filter the ingress traffic.
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Exam - 30m
Final Exam: Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals
Final Exam: Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals
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About the Author

Guy Hummel

Azure and Google Cloud Content Lead
Students97364
Courses64
Learning paths85

Guy launched his first training website in 1995 and he's been helping people learn IT technologies ever since. He has been a sysadmin, instructor, sales engineer, IT manager, and entrepreneur. In his most recent venture, he founded and led a cloud-based training infrastructure company that provided virtual labs for some of the largest software vendors in the world. Guy’s passion is making complex technology easy to understand. His activities outside of work have included riding an elephant and skydiving (although not at the same time).

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