Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Module 01: Introducing Google Cloud

Objectives

• Identify the advantages of Google Cloud.
• Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones.
• Classify the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).

Activities

• Quiz

Module 02: Resources and Access in the Cloud

Objectives

• Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud.
• Define the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management..
• List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud.

Activities

• Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace

Module 03: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud

Objectives

• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine.
• Define the basics of networking in Google Cloud.

Activities

• Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with VPC Networking

Module 04: Storage in the Cloud

Objectives

• Classify the purpose of and use cases for Cloud Storage, and database option available in Google Cloud
• Distinguish between Google Cloud's storage options

Activities

• Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL

Module 05: Containers in the Cloud

Objectives

• Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Kubernetes Engine and Kubernetes.

Activities

• Quiz, (Lab) Getting Started with GKE

Module 06: Applications in the Cloud

Objectives

• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine
• Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment.
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints.
• Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run.

Activities

• Quiz, (Lab) Hello Cloud Run

Module 07: Developing and Deploying in the Cloud

Objectives

• Describe how Cloud Source Repositories and Cloud Functions can support application development on Google Cloud.
• Explain how template-based creation and management of resources leverages a template to produce efficient app deployment and management.

Activities

• (Lab) Automating Deployment of Infrastructure using Terraform

Module 08: Logging and Monitoring in the Cloud

Objectives

• Define SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs.
• Identify the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging.

Activities

• Quiz, Course Feedback

Module 09: Course Review and Summary

Objectives

• Module 1–8 Review
• Additional Learning Paths

Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems is helpful in understanding the technologies covered.

• Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.
• Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud: App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine.
• Choose among and use Google Cloud storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Firestore.
• Interact with Google Cloud services.
• Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud.

• Introducing Google Cloud
• Resources and Access in the Cloud
• Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
• Storage in the Cloud
• Containers in the Cloud
• Applications in the Cloud
• Developing and Deploying in the Cloud
• Logging and Monitoring in the Cloud
• Course Review and Summary

Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems is helpful in understanding the technologies covered.