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Google Cloud Platform Cookbook

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Host a Python application on Google Compute Engine

  • Implement security checks using Policy Scanner

  • Configure a network for high availability on GCP

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February 2026

Assessments

7 assignments

Taught in English

There are 7 modules in this course

This course provides hands-on guidance for using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to build, secure, and manage scalable applications. With practical insights into core services, it equips professionals with the necessary skills to leverage cloud technology effectively in their organizations.

Throughout the course, you will gain experience in deploying applications, ensuring security, and optimizing cloud environments for high availability. The emphasis is on real-world applications and problem-solving, ensuring you can immediately apply what you learn. What makes this course unique is its recipe-based approach, allowing you to dive directly into practical use cases. You’ll work with essential GCP services, gaining actionable knowledge on cloud deployment, security, and optimization strategies. This course is ideal for IT professionals, developers, and architects seeking to enhance their cloud expertise. A basic understanding of cloud computing concepts and GCP will be beneficial.

In this section, we deploy Node.js apps on GCP services, including GCE, GKE, and Cloud Functions.

What's included

2 videos7 readings1 assignment

2 videos•Total 2 minutes
  • Course Overview•1 minute
  • Compute - Overview Video•1 minute
7 readings•Total 150 minutes
  • Introduction•20 minutes
  • Deploying the Application on GCP•30 minutes
  • Creating and Configuring a GCE Instance•20 minutes
  • Hosting a Node.js Application on Kubernetes Engine•20 minutes
  • Creating a Replicated Deployment for the Application and MongoDB•20 minutes
  • Getting Ready•10 minutes
  • Getting Ready•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Cloud Infrastructure and Management Fundamentals•10 minutes

In this section, we explore hosting apps on GCS, image resizing, and database migration.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Storage and Databases - Overview Video•1 minute
5 readings•Total 90 minutes
  • Introduction•20 minutes
  • Image Resizing Using Google Cloud Storage and Cloud Functions•20 minutes
  • Migrating a MariaDB to Cloud Spanner•20 minutes
  • Loading Temperature Data to Cloud Bigtable and BigQuery It•20 minutes
  • Storage Metadata in Google Cloud Datastore•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Cloud Storage and Database Fundamentals•10 minutes

In this section, we explore network management, content-based load balancing, and secure connections between networks.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Networking - Overview Video•1 minute
5 readings•Total 120 minutes
  • Introduction•20 minutes
  • Content-based Load Balancing•30 minutes
  • VPC Network Peering Between Two Networks•20 minutes
  • VPN Connection Between Two Networks•20 minutes
  • CDN Setup for a Static Website•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Cloud Networking Fundamentals•10 minutes

In this section, we explore vulnerability scanning, IAM roles, and Cloud KMS for securing financial data in cloud environments.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Security - Overview Video•1 minute
6 readings•Total 80 minutes
  • Introduction•20 minutes
  • Using Identity-Aware Proxy on App Engine•10 minutes
  • Getting Ready•20 minutes
  • Creating IAM Custom Roles•10 minutes
  • Creating Service Accounts•10 minutes
  • Getting Ready•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Security Fundamentals in Cloud Computing•10 minutes

In this section, we explore uploading data to BigQuery, translating text, and creating Dataflow pipelines.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Machine Learning and Big Data - Overview Video•1 minute
6 readings•Total 100 minutes
  • Introduction•20 minutes
  • Translating Text to a Target Language•10 minutes
  • Creating a Dataflow Pipeline to Store Streaming Data•20 minutes
  • Using the Vision API•10 minutes
  • Using the Google Cloud Speech API•20 minutes
  • Getting Ready•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Machine Learning and Big Data Fundamentals•10 minutes

In this section, we create alerts, monitor servers, and debug applications.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Management Tools - Overview Video•1 minute
5 readings•Total 130 minutes
  • Introduction•30 minutes
  • Monitoring a Webserver Using Stackdriver Monitoring•30 minutes
  • Creating Tailor-Made Instances Using Deployment Manager•20 minutes
  • Error Reporting on a Python Flask Application•20 minutes
  • Viewing Application State Using Stackdriver Debugger•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • GCP Management Tools and Practices•10 minutes

In this section, we explore creating custom VMs with Terraform, monitoring GCP with Security Monkey, and building Golden Images with Packer for consistent cloud deployments.

What's included

1 video4 readings1 assignment

1 video•Total 1 minute
  • Best Practices - Overview Video•1 minute
4 readings•Total 140 minutes
  • Introduction•30 minutes
  • Monitoring a GCP Account Using Security Monkey•40 minutes
  • Creating Instance Backups•30 minutes
  • Simulating VM Migration•40 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
  • Cloud Operations and Infrastructure Management•10 minutes

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