Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation


This 1-week, accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud Platform. 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 Platform 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.

Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, participants should have:
• Completed Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals (Core Infrastructure or AWS Professionals.) or have equivalent experience
• Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments
• Systems Operations experience including deploying and managing applications, either on-premises or in a public cloud environment
 

Skills you will gain

Google Compute EngineVirtual MachineNetwork ArchitectureGoogle Cloud Platform
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Approx. 10 hours to complete
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English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Welcome to Cloud Infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform

Introduction to this course and the Cloud Architecture Specialization. This specialization is defined for cloud solution architects, DevOps engineers, and anyone who's interested in using GCP, to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with the Google Cloud platform.

Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation Course Intro2m

How to download course resources2m

Module 1: Introduction to Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure

In this module we're going to briefly cover an overview of the Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure. Then, we're going to experiment and show you a little bit on how to get started using GCP.

Module Overview (Intro)29s

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Infrastructure3m

Using GCP2m

Lab 1: Console and Cloud Shell (Overview and Objectives)39s

Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform and Qwiklabs3m

Lab 1: Console and Cloud Shell (Review)40s

Demo: Projects7m

Lab 2: Infrastructure Preview (Overview and Objectives)33s

Lab 2: Infrastructure Preview (Review)46s

Module 1 Review 


1 practice exercise

Module 1 Quiz

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Virtual Networking

GCP uses a software defined network or STN. It's built on a global fibre infrastructure that makes GCP one of the world's largest and fastest networks. One way to view GCP is as a collection of network costed services. Thinking about resources as services rather than as hardware, will help you understand the options that are available and their behavior.

12 videos (Total 29 min), 3 quizzes

12 videos

Module Overview (Intro)1m

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) VPC1m

Projects, networks, and subnetworks4m

IP addresses4m

Routes and rules6m

Billing2m

Lab 1: Virtual Networking (Overview and Objectives)1m

Lab 1: Virtual Networking (Review)38s

Common network designs4m

Lab 2: Bastion Host (Overview and Objectives)40s

Lab 2: Bastion Host (Review)38s

Module 2 Review43s

1 practice exercise

Module 2 Quiz6m

2 hours to complete

Module 3: Virtual Machines

Virtual machine instances, or VMs, are the most common infrastructure component. They're provided by part of 

GCP called Compute

Engine.

15 videos (Total 42 min), 3 quizzes

15 videos

Module Overview (Intro)1m

Compute Engine

Demo: Compute Engine

Pricing and discounts

VM access and lifecycle

Lab 1 Creating Virtual Machines (Overview and Objectives)

Lab 1 Creating Virtual Machines (Review)

Compute options

Images

Disk options

Common Compute Engine actions

Lab 2 Working with Virtual Machines (Overview and Objectives)3

Lab 2 Working with Virtual Machines (Review)

Module 3 

Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation Course Outro

1 practice exercise

Module 3 Quiz