Google Cloud Platform Associate Cloud Engineer
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What you'll learn
Set up a cloud solution environment
Plan and configure a cloud solution
Deploy and implement a cloud solution
Ensure successful operation of a cloud solution
Configure access and security
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There are 6 modules in this course
Whether you are preparing to take the Associate Cloud Engineer certificate exam or are just interested in deepening your knowledge of Google Cloud technologies, this course will teach you all you need to know to pass the exam but also to equip you with the fundamental skills to excel as a Google Cloud engineer. Author and trainer Victor Dantas takes you through the vast landscape of Google Cloud services and how to use those services to deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions on GCP.
Throughout the course, Victor has covered every objective in the exam by breaking them down and distilling the most important concepts you need to know with the uses of examples and visuals that will help you internalize difficult and abstract concepts. Each module also includes demos and sample exam questions, which will test your knowledge in precisely the same way the Associate Cloud Engineer exam will on test day. Even if you are not taking the exam, these questions will help you develop your Google Cloud skills as an engineer. By the end of the course, you will understand the key technical concepts and be prepared to take on the ACE exam.
In this module, you’ll get an overview of the exam. You’ll go through the exam objectives and learn about some of the practical details you need to know for taking the exam. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of what to expect.
What's included
4 videos
4 videos•Total 4 minutes
- Module Introduction•0 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- About this certification exam•2 minutes
- Exam guide•1 minute
In this module, you’ll explore some fundamental tasks you need to perform as a cloud engineer. You’ll set up cloud projects and accounts, manage billing configuration, and install and configure the command line interface. If you’re starting a new job as a Google Cloud engineer, these are likely some of the first things you’ll be responsible for.
What's included
19 videos3 assignments
19 videos•Total 49 minutes
- Module Introduction•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Creating a resource hierarchy•7 minutes
- Applying organizational policies to the resource hierarchy•4 minutes
- Granting members IAM roles within a project•6 minutes
- Managing users and groups in Cloud Identity (manually and automated)•2 minutes
- Enabling APIs within projects•2 minutes
- Provisioning and setting up products in Google Cloud’s operations suite•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•3 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Creating one or more billing accounts•3 minutes
- Linking projects to a billing account•2 minutes
- Establishing billing budgets and alerts•3 minutes
- Setting up billing exports•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•2 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Installing the Cloud SDK•4 minutes
- Setting default configurations•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•3 minutes
3 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Setting up cloud projects and accounts Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing billing configuration Quiz•10 minutes
- Installing and configuring the command line interface (CLI) Quiz•10 minutes
In this module, you’ll take a deeper dive into the platform. You’ll learn how to plan and estimate Google Cloud product use, configure compute resources, choose and set up data storage options, and manage network resources.
What's included
17 videos4 assignments
17 videos•Total 66 minutes
- Module Introduction•0 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Using the Pricing Calculator•3 minutes
- Questions breakdown•1 minute
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Selecting appropriate compute choices•20 minutes
- Using preemptible VMs and custom machine types•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•2 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Selecting an appropriate database choice•8 minutes
- Choosing storage options•11 minutes
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Differentiating load balancing options•4 minutes
- Identifying resource locations for availability•4 minutes
- Configuring Cloud DNS•1 minute
- Questions breakdown•3 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Planning and estimating Google Cloud product use Quiz•10 minutes
- Planning and configuring compute resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Planning and configuring data storage options Quiz•10 minutes
- Planning and configuring network resources Quiz•10 minutes
In this module, you’ll work through common hands-on tasks as a cloud engineer using Google Cloud solutions. You’ll deploy and implement virtual machines, compute platforms, databases, network resources, and use infrastructure as code.
What's included
37 videos7 assignments
37 videos•Total 113 minutes
- Module Introduction•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Launching a compute instance using the console and gcloud•5 minutes
- Creating an autoscaled managed instance group using an instance template•4 minutes
- Generating/uploading a custom SSH key for instances•2 minutes
- Installing and configuring the Cloud Monitoring and Logging Agent•4 minutes
- Assessing compute quotas and requesting increases•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•3 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Installing and configuring the CLI for Kubernetes (kubectl)•3 minutes
- Deploying a GKE cluster with different configurations•5 minutes
- Deploying a containerized application to GKE•2 minutes
- Configuring GKE monitoring and logging•3 minutes
- Questions breakdown•5 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Deploying an application and updating configurations•8 minutes
- Deploying an application that receives Google Cloud events•5 minutes
- Questions breakdown•5 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Initializing data systems with products•10 minutes
- Loading data•5 minutes
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Creating a VPC with subnets•2 minutes
- Launching a Compute Engine instance with custom network configuration•4 minutes
- Creating ingress and egress firewall rules for a VPC•6 minutes
- Creating a VPN between a Google VPC and an external network•2 minutes
- Creating a load balancer to distribute application network traffic•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•6 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Browsing the Cloud Marketplace catalog•2 minutes
- Deploying a Cloud Marketplace solution•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•1 minute
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Building infrastructure via Cloud Foundation Toolkit templates•3 minutes
- Installing and configuring Config Connector in GKE•4 minutes
- Questions breakdown•2 minutes
7 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Deploying and implementing Compute Engine resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Deploying and implementing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) resources Quiz•30 minutes
- Deploying and implementing Cloud Run and Cloud Functions resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Deploying and implementing data solutions Quiz•10 minutes
- Deploying and implementing networking resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Deploying a solution using Cloud Marketplace Quiz•10 minutes
- Implementing resources via infrastructure as code Quiz•10 minutes
In this module, you will focus on operating and maintaining solutions you have implemented. You’ll learn how to manage compute, data, and networking resources, as well as how to use monitoring and logging—two crucial tools for successful operations.
What's included
50 videos6 assignments
50 videos•Total 138 minutes
- Module Introduction•1 minute
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Managing a single VM instance•2 minutes
- Remotely connecting to the instance•4 minutes
- Attaching a GPU to a new instance and installing necessary dependencies•2 minutes
- Viewing current running VM inventory•1 minute
- Working with snapshots•3 minutes
- Working with images•2 minutes
- Working with instance groups•3 minutes
- Working with management interfaces•1 minute
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Viewing current running cluster inventory•2 minutes
- Browsing Docker images and viewing their details in the Artifact Registry•1 minute
- Working with node pools•2 minutes
- Working with pods•3 minutes
- Working with services•11 minutes
- Working with stateful applications•2 minutes
- Managing Horizontal and Vertical autoscaling configurations•2 minutes
- Working with management interfaces•1 minute
- Questions breakdown•6 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Adjusting application traffic-splitting parameters•10 minutes
- Setting scaling parameters for autoscaling instances•2 minutes
- Determining whether to run Cloud Run (fully managed) or Cloud Run for Anthos•3 minutes
- Questions breakdown•5 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Managing and securing objects in and between Cloud Storage buckets•4 minutes
- Setting object life cycle management policies for Cloud Storage buckets•5 minutes
- Executing queries to retrieve data from data instances•2 minutes
- Estimating costs of data storage resources•3 minutes
- Backing up and restoring database instances•3 minutes
- Reviewing job status in Dataproc, Dataflow, or BigQuery•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•7 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Adding a subnet to an existing VPC•1 minute
- Expanding a subnet to have more IP addresses•0 minutes
- Reserving static external or internal IP addresses•2 minutes
- Working with CloudDNS, CloudNAT, Load Balancers and firewall rules•8 minutes
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Creating Cloud Monitoring alerts based on resource metrics•3 minutes
- Creating and ingesting Cloud Monitoring custom metrics•8 minutes
- Configuring log sinks to export logs to external systems•2 minutes
- Configuring log routers•1 minute
- Viewing and filtering logs in Cloud Logging•1 minute
- Viewing specific log message details in Cloud Logging•2 minutes
- Using cloud diagnostics to research an application issue•1 minute
- Viewing Google Cloud status•1 minute
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
6 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Managing Compute Engine resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing Google Kubernetes Engine resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing Cloud Run resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing storage and database solutions Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing networking resources Quiz•10 minutes
- Monitoring and logging Quiz•10 minutes
In this module, you’ll focus on securing access to Google Cloud resources. You’ll start by managing identity and access management, then move on to handling service accounts.
What's included
16 videos3 assignments
16 videos•Total 31 minutes
- Module Introduction•0 minutes
- Learning objectives•0 minutes
- Viewing IAM policies•1 minute
- Creating IAM policies•2 minutes
- Managing the various role types and defining custom IAM roles•2 minutes
- Viewing audit logs•2 minutes
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Learning objectives•1 minute
- Creating service accounts•2 minutes
- Using service accounts in IAM policies with minimum permissions•3 minutes
- Assigning service accounts to resources•1 minute
- Managing IAM of a service account•1 minute
- Managing service account impersonation•3 minutes
- Creating and managing short-lived service account credentials•1 minute
- Questions breakdown•4 minutes
- Course Summary•4 minutes
3 assignments•Total 50 minutes
- Managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) Quiz•10 minutes
- Managing service accounts Quiz•10 minutes
- End of Assessment Quiz •30 minutes
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