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GCP Fundamentals - Core Infrastructure

GCP Fundamentals - Core Infrastructure

 When: Oct. 11th, 2021 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

To Know

Where:
Online Webinar
Organizer:
NIH STRIDES
This class has ended.

About this Class

This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies.

Course Content

  • Module 1: Introducing Google Cloud Platform
  • Module 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
  • Module 3: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
  • Module 4: Storage in the Cloud
  • Module 5: Containers in the Cloud
  • Module 6: Applications in the Cloud
  • Module 7: Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring in the Cloud
  • Module 8: Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud

Who should attend

This class is intended for the following:
  • Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud Platform to address their business needs.

Course Objectives

This course teaches participants the following skills:
  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud Platform products and services
  • Interact with Google Cloud Platform services
  • Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud Platform
  • Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud Platform: Google App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Google Compute Engine
  • Choose among and use Google Cloud Platform storage options: Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Bigtable, and Google Cloud Datastore
  • Make basic use of BigQuery, Google’s managed data warehouse for analytics
  • Make basic use of Cloud Deployment Manager, Google’s tool for creating and managing cloud resources through templates
  • Make basic use of Google Stackdriver, Google’s monitoring, logging, and diagnostics system

Outline: Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure (GCF-CI)

Module 1: Introducing Google Cloud Platform
  • Explain the advantages of Google Cloud Platform.
  • Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones.
  • Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a- Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
Module 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
  • Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management.
  • List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Lab: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform.
Module 3: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine.
  • Understand the various Google Cloud Platform networking and operational tools and services.
  • Lab: Compute Engine
Module 4: Storage in the Cloud
  • Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Bigtable, and Google Cloud Datastore.
  • Learn how to choose between the various storage options on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Lab: Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL
Module 5: Containers in the Cloud
  • Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
  • Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Kubernetes Engine and Kubernetes.
  • Lab: Kubernetes Engine
Module 6: Applications in the Cloud
  • Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine.
  • Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment.
  • Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints.
  • Lab: App Engine
Module 7: Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring in the Cloud
  • Understand options for software developers to host their source code.
  • Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources.
  • Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging.
  • Lab: Deployment Manager and Stackdriver
Module 8: Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud
  • Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms.
  • Lab: BigQuery

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the Linux command line, web servers, and text editors.