GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs
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GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs
This course is part of Exam Prep: Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Specialization
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What you'll learn
Monitor and troubleshoot Google Cloud apps using Monitoring, Logging, and Trace.
Set up alerts, dashboards, and logging agents for app performance tracking.
Estimate and control GCP costs using Pricing Calculator and Budgets.
Skills you'll gain
- Configuration Management
- Cloud Deployment
- Continuous Monitoring
- Cost Management
- Encryption
- Application Performance Management
- Cloud Services
- Identity and Access Management
- Cloud Platforms
- Cloud Security
- System Monitoring
- Cloud Management
- Event-Driven Programming
- Key Management
- Google Cloud Platform
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Cloud-Based Integration
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There are 2 modules in this course
GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs Course is the third course of Exam Prep: Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Specialization. This course provides an in-depth exploration of Google Cloud’s Operations Suite, focusing on monitoring, logging, and tracing to enhance system observability. The course also introduces Cloud Trace for distributed tracing and performance diagnostics. Security fundamentals are covered through Cloud IAM and Cloud Key Management Service (KMS), including practical workflows for encryption and decryption. It covers infrastructure automation with Cloud Deployment Manager. The course expands into event-driven architecture using Cloud Pub/Sub and its integration with Cloud Functions. Learners also explore the Google Cloud Marketplace and resource management best practices.
The course is divided into two modules, and Lessons and Video Lectures further segment each module. This course facilitates learners with approximately 2:00-2:30 Hours of Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands-On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module to test the ability of learners. - Module 1: Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud - Module 2: Security and Costs in Google Cloud The course is designed for professionals and learners aiming to master GCP architecture and services. It combines foundational concepts with real-world implementation scenarios for cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and data management. - Associate Cloud Engineer - Cloud Support Engineer - Cloud Operations Engineer - Site Reliability Engineer (Junior/Associate level) By the end of the course, learners will be able to: - Monitor and troubleshoot Google Cloud apps using Monitoring, Logging, and Trace. - Set up alerts, dashboards, and logging agents for app performance tracking. - Estimate and control GCP costs using Pricing Calculator and Budgets.
Welcome to Week 1. This week, we’ll begin with an overview of the Google Cloud’s Operations Suite's key components, including Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Trace. We’ll learn how to set up Cloud Monitoring by creating instances, uptime checks, custom alerts, and dashboards for real-time visibility into system health. We’ll explore Google Cloud Logging, focusing on how to collect, store, and analyze logs using logging agents, accompanied by practical demos for hands-on insight. By the end of this module, you’ll be equipped with foundational skills in monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting within the Google Cloud ecosystem—critical capabilities for ensuring the reliability and performance of your applications in production environments.
What's included
10 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
10 videos•Total 47 minutes
- Google Cloud's Operations Suite - Overview•5 minutes
- Google Cloud Monitoring - Overview•4 minutes
- Cloud Monitoring - Creating an Instance and Uptime Check•4 minutes
- Cloud Monitoring - Creating Alerts, Notification and Dashboard•6 minutes
- Google Cloud Logging - Overview•5 minutes
- Monitoring Logging Agents•6 minutes
- Monitoring Logging Agents - Demo•4 minutes
- Google Cloud Logging - Demo•4 minutes
- Google Cloud Trace - Overview•4 minutes
- Introduction to Cloud Trace - Demo•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Welcome to the Course•20 minutes
- Overview of Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 95 minutes
- Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud - Assessment•50 minutes
- Monitoring Services - Knowledge Check•45 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Meet and Greet•10 minutes
Welcome to Week 2. This week, we’ll start with Cloud Deployment Manager, learning how to automate resource provisioning using configuration files. Next, we'll examine Cloud Key Management Service (KMS), including how to encrypt and decrypt data securely. We'll work with Cloud Pub/Sub, including setting up event-driven triggers using Cloud Functions. To support cost transparency and optimization, we’ll dive into the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and budgeting tools, with demos showing real-world usage. Finally, you’ll learn how to navigate the Google Cloud Marketplace and manage your cloud resources efficiently. By the end of the week, you’ll be equipped with practical skills to deploy, secure, and manage services in Google Cloud effectively.
What's included
13 videos3 readings2 assignments
13 videos•Total 70 minutes
- Cloud Deployment Manager•9 minutes
- Cloud IAM - Overview•7 minutes
- Cloud IAM - Demo•7 minutes
- Cloud Key Management - Overview•7 minutes
- Encrypting and Decrypting data using Cloud KMS•5 minutes
- Cloud Pub/Sub•6 minutes
- Create a Pub/Sub - Trigger for Cloud Function•8 minutes
- Marketplace•5 minutes
- Managing resources•3 minutes
- Google Cloud Pricing Calulator and Budgets•5 minutes
- Google Cloud Pricing Calculator - Demo•3 minutes
- Google Cloud Pricing: Budgets - Demo•4 minutes
- Specialization Conclusion•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Overview of Security and Costs in Google Cloud•20 minutes
- Course Conclusion•10 minutes
- What's Next?•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 95 minutes
- Security and Costs in Google Cloud - Assessment•50 minutes
- Security and Costs Services - Knowledge Check•45 minutes
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