Google Cloud Platform Tutorial

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a powerful cloud computing platform built on the same infrastructure that powers Google’s global services. It provides scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions for businesses of all sizes. Many organizations choose GCP for its cost efficiency and advanced data capabilities.

• GCP offers scalable compute, storage, and networking services.
• Known for strong data, AI, and analytics capabilities.
• Can be cost-effective compared to other cloud providers like AWS, Azure.

Why learn GCP?

Learning GCP equips you with the skills to build, deploy, and manage applications on Google’s secure and scalable infrastructure.

• Industry-leading data, AI, and analytics capabilities.
• Global, secure, and high-performance infrastructure.
• Cost-effective and developer-friendly cloud platform.

Prerequisites Before Learning GCP

Before start learning GCP Tutorial, it is necessary to have good understanding of operating systems, computer networking, Linux and cloud computing:

• Linux command in DevOps
• Cloud Computing
• Computer Networking
• Git Tutorial
• Basics of Database Concepts

Basics

In this section we will discuss about GCP and its features, so explore this Google Cloud Platform introductory section and get all details of GCP.

• Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
• Cloud Storage in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Features of GCP

Compute Services

Google Cloud Compute Services allow you to run applications on Google's global infrastructure without the need to manage physical hardware.

• Key GCP Compute Services
• Introduction to Google Compute Engine
• How to use compute engine to launch and manage virtual machine?
• Google App Engine
• Google Kubernetes Engine
• Cloud Functions in GCP
• Cloud Run
• Google Cloud Function with Python
• Difference Between Google Cloud Compute Engine and App Engine

Storage and Database Services

Google Cloud offers easy and secure storage and database services to help manage your data. You can store files, backups, or large datasets using different types of storage and use managed databases for your apps.

• Google Cloud Storage
• Google Persistent Disk & Google Filestore Services
• Google Cloud SQL
• Google Cloud Spanner
• Cloud Datastore
• Introduction to Google Cloud Bigtable
• Google File System
• Introduction to Firebase Cloud Storage
• GCP MemoryStore

Networking Services

Google Networking Services help you connect and protect your apps and data in the cloud. They make sure your network is fast, secure, and reliable.

• Google Cloud Platform Networking Services
• Google Cloud VPC
• Google Cloud Load Balancer
• Google Cloud CDN
• Google Cloud DNS

Security Services

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) helps keep your data, apps, and cloud computers safe from hackers and any unauthorized users.

• GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Security
• Access Control for Disaster Avoidance in Google Cloud IoT Core using IAM Policy
• Google Cloud Security Scanner
• Cloud IAM
• Cloud Armor
• Google Cloud Platform – Automatic Vs User-Managed Replication Policy

Data Integration and Analytics Services

We use data integration and analytics services in GCP to gather data from different sources, clean and organize it, and analyze it quickly.

• Introduction to Databricks
• Introduction to BigQuery
• Introduction to BigQuery Sandbox
• Tables in BigQuery
• Running Queries in BigQuery
• User-Defined Functions in BigQuery
• Working with External Data in BigQuery
• Loading Data to BigQuery
• Implementing Authorized View in BigQuery
• Query History vs Saved Query vs Shared Query in BigQuery
• Managing Access using IAM in BigQuery
• Data Visualization in BigQuery
• Google Cloud Dataflow
• Datafusion in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Cloud Pub/Sub
• Data Catalog

Management tools

Management tools in GCP help you periodically keep an eye on your cloud apps and resources to collect, analyse, maximise positive impacts and minimise the risk of adverse impacts.

• Google Cloud Deployment Manager

Monitoring Services

Monitoring services in Google Cloud help you gain real-time visibility into your infrastructure, applications, and network performance.

• Google Cloud Monitoring and Google Cloud Logging
• Google Cloud Error Reporting and Google Cloud Profiler
• Google Cloud Trace and Google Cloud Debugger

GCP Billing and Management

Cloud cost management is essential to avoid unexpected bills and optimize spending. GCP provides tools to monitor usage, set budgets, and analyze spending patterns, that helps you to make cost-efficient decisions.

• Use Cloud Billing to Monitor Your Costs

GCP Interview Questions

The below are the most commonly asked GCP interview questions, covering all the important GCP services

• GCP Interview Questions

GCP Certifications

GCP Certification is important because it proves you know how to use Google cloud services. It helps you get better job opportunities, a higher salary, and stand out from other candidates.

• Which GCP Certification Pays the Most?

Also read: Introduction to Google Associate Cloud Engineer Exam

GCP DevOps

In this section, we will explain how Google Cloud Platform (GCP) supports and enhances DevOps practices.

• Using Config Sync for Managing Kubernetes
• Deploying Django & its Content Management Systems

GCP Career Opportunities

The below article shows career opportunities in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including the key skills needed and average salaries in India and the US:

• GCP Roles, Skills & Salaries