This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, virtual machines and applications services. You will learn how to use the Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell. You'll also learn about the role of a cloud architect, approaches to infrastructure design, and virtual networking configuration with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Projects, Networks, Subnetworks, IP addresses, Routes, and Firewall rules.
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
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Approx. 7 hours
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Interact with the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell
Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace
Implement VPC networks and firewall rules
Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine
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There are 4 modules in this course
Introduction to the course.
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1 video1 reading
Overview of Google Cloud
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9 videos1 assignment2 app items
Create VPC networks and other networking objects
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15 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items
Create virtual machines using Compute Engine
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16 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items
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AP
4
Reviewed on Sep 2, 2019
During lab exercise, VM instances were not getting created for different regions. If the networking chapter could have explained little more detail it would have helped to understand.
OC
4
Reviewed on Apr 14, 2019
Some things left unclear such as warnings from gcloud about parallelizing disk operations, and the use of a flag on an SSD persistent disk that the mount manual says has a performance hit.
LN
4
Reviewed on Sep 21, 2023
OK, good intro, still on a high level. Some examples are more specific but this course does not provide all the know-how required to understand how they work behind the scenes.
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