Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Can I just enroll in a single course?

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Can I take the course for free?

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?

This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.

Spezialisierung „Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer“

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Spezialisierung „Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer“

Deploy, Scale, and Monitor Cloud Infrastructure.

Deploy, scale, and monitor core infrastructure, databases, and modern applications on Google Cloud

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Was Sie lernen werden

Provision and manage core Google Cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, IAM, and automated scaling solutions.
Deploy containerized and serverless applications using Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run, and select appropriate cloud databases.
Implement logging, monitoring, and observability to effectively troubleshoot and ensure high availability of cloud environments.
Synthesize core cloud concepts, apply best practices for resource management, and effectively prepare for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Cloud Development
Kategorie: Cloud-Native Computing
Kategorie: Cloud Solutions
Kategorie: Application Performance Management
Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure
Kategorie: Cloud Computing
Kategorie: Serverless Computing
Kategorie: Dashboard Creation
Kategorie: Network Administration
Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture
Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform
Kategorie: Infrastructure Architecture
Kategorie: IT Infrastructure
Kategorie: Identity and Access Management
Kategorie: Cloud Management

Werkzeuge, die Sie lernen werden

Kategorie: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Kategorie: Terraform
Kategorie: Virtual Machines
Kategorie: Prompt Engineering
Kategorie: Kubernetes

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Spezialisierung - 10 Kursreihen

Cloud Engineer plans, configures, sets up, and deploys cloud solutions. This specialization provides the practical skills required for this role, preparing you to successfully manage enterprise solutions on Google Cloud.

You will gain real-world, applied experience with Google Cloud technologies. This specialization focuses on the essential skills for the Cloud Engineering role, from infrastructure setup to application deployment.

Übungsprojekt

Through interactive quizzes and hands-on labs, learners will rigorously test their foundational knowledge of Google Cloud services and actively deploy, scale, and monitor robust containerized applications. By engaging with these practical exercises, participants will apply their newly acquired infrastructure, database, and observability skills to seamlessly solve the authentic enterprise problem of architecting a secure, highly available, and automated cloud environment from the ground up.

A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs

KURS 1, 1 Stunde

Was Sie lernen werden

Learn about the labs platform, and identify key features of a lab environment, and learn how to access the Cloud Console with specific credentials.
Learn about Google Cloud projects, and identify common misconceptions about them. Learn about the API library, and examine its chief features.
Learn how to use the Google Cloud Navigation menu to identify types of Google Cloud services
Learn about primitive roles, and use the Cloud IAM service to inspect actions available to specific users.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud API

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Cloud Platforms

Kategorie: User Accounts

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Kategorie: Application Programming Interface (API)

Kategorie: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation

KURS 2, 9 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

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

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Virtual Machines

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Virtual Networking

Kategorie: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

Kategorie: Computer Networking

Kategorie: General Networking

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Network Architecture

Kategorie: Network Infrastructure

Kategorie: Cloud Platforms

Kategorie: Network Planning And Design

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture

Kategorie: Virtualization and Virtual Machines

Kategorie: Infrastructure Architecture

Kategorie: Cloud Storage

Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services

KURS 3, 11 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Administer Identity and Access Management for resources.
Implement data storage services in Google Cloud
Manage and examine billing of Google Cloud resources.
Monitor resources using Google Cloud Observability

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Data Storage

Kategorie: System Monitoring

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Capacity Management

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Data Storage Technologies

Kategorie: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Application Performance Management

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud Solutions

Kategorie: NoSQL

Kategorie: Cloud Engineering

Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture

Kategorie: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

Select a Google Cloud Database for Your Applications

KURS 4, 7 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Identify Google Cloud databases commonly used for application development.
Describe common application design patterns and select a Google Cloud database that’s suitable for the characteristics of your application.
Use Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, or Spanner to build gen AI applications.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Vector Databases

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Database Management Systems

Kategorie: Databases

Kategorie: Transaction Processing

Kategorie: NoSQL

Kategorie: Relational Databases

Kategorie: PostgreSQL

Kategorie: Generative AI

Kategorie: Data Store

Kategorie: Database Theory

Kategorie: Data Migration

Kategorie: Cloud Applications

Kategorie: Database Application

Kategorie: Database Systems

Elastic Google Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation

KURS 5, 7 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud.
Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances.
Automate the deployment of Google Cloud infrastructure services.
Leverage managed services in Google Cloud.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Load Balancing

Kategorie: Managed Services

Kategorie: Terraform

Kategorie: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Kategorie: Scalability

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: IT Automation

Kategorie: Solution Architecture

Kategorie: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Kategorie: Cloud Engineering

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Network Infrastructure

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Cloud Deployment

Kategorie: Cloud Solutions

Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine

KURS 6, 6 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.
Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.
Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.
Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and gcloud/kubectl commands.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Kubernetes

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Application Deployment

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Command-Line Interface

Kategorie: Cloud Deployment

Kategorie: Containerization

Kategorie: Cloud Infrastructure

Kategorie: Infrastructure Architecture

Kategorie: Continuous Delivery

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud Platforms

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Cloud Computing Architecture

Developing Applications with Cloud Run on Google Cloud: Fundamentals

KURS 7, 5 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Understand the fundamentals of Cloud Run that include the resource model, container lifecycle, and autoscaling.
Develop and test applications locally before deploying to Cloud Run.
Use service identity and IAM with Cloud Run.
Integrate Cloud Run applications with Google Cloud services.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Identity and Access Management

Kategorie: Application Development

Kategorie: Cloud Deployment

Kategorie: Cloud Services

Kategorie: Cloud-Based Integration

Kategorie: Containerization

Kategorie: Serverless Computing

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Application Deployment

Kategorie: Scalability

Kategorie: Integration Testing

Kategorie: Cloud-Native Computing

Kategorie: Cloud Development

Kategorie: Cloud Security

Logging and Monitoring in Google Cloud

KURS 8, 14 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Explain the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud Observability.
Implement monitoring for multiple cloud projects.
Create effective monitoring dashboards and alerts. Create alerting policies, uptime checks and alerts.
Explain how to collect logs using Cloud Logging and export for further analysis.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Dashboard Creation

Kategorie: Data Access

Kategorie: Problem Management

Kategorie: Data Import/Export

Observability in Google Cloud

KURS 9, 11 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Install and manage Ops Agent to collect logs for Compute Engine.
Explain Cloud Operations for GKE.
Analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs.
Analyze resource utilization cost for monitoring related components within Google Cloud.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Google Cloud Platform

Kategorie: Network Monitoring

Kategorie: Application Performance Management

Kategorie: Network Analysis

Kategorie: Network Troubleshooting

Kategorie: System Monitoring

Kategorie: Virtual Networking

Kategorie: Cloud Applications

Kategorie: Load Balancing

Kategorie: Network Infrastructure

Kategorie: Network Performance Management

Kategorie: Cloud Management

Kategorie: Prometheus (Software)

Kategorie: Performance Tuning

Preparing for Your Associate Cloud Engineer Journey

KURS 10, 2 Stunden

Was Sie lernen werden

Explain how to use NotebookLM as a study tool.
Define the process of adding sources to NotebookLM.
Create prompts that help you study for the certification exam.
Use various study modes to maximize learning.

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Kategorie: Document Management

Kategorie: LLM Application

Kategorie: Prompt Engineering

Kategorie: Cloud Engineering

Kategorie: Cloud Computing

Kategorie: Prompt Engineering Tools

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

This specialization is designed to be completed in 6 weeks at approximately 7 hours per week.

To succeed in this learning path, you should be comfortable using command-line interfaces, navigating Linux operating systems, and understanding core networking principles. We also strongly recommend having hands-on experience in systems operations, specifically deploying and managing applications in either a public cloud or an on-premises environment.

This learning path is carefully structured to be sequential, meaning each course builds directly upon the foundational skills and concepts introduced in the previous ones. You will begin by establishing core infrastructure knowledge before advancing to more complex topics like automated scaling, containerization (such as Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run), and observability.

Taking the courses out of order may leave you without the crucial context needed to successfully complete the advanced hands-on labs. The final course is specifically designed as a comprehensive review to synthesize everything you have learned and prepare you for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam.

This certificate recognizes the successful completion of the Cloud Engineer Specialization. The recipient has demonstrated practical proficiency in configuring, deploying, and managing Google Cloud infrastructure. Through comprehensive coursework and hands-on labs, the earner has validated their skills in core cloud services, database selection, automated scaling, and containerized application deployment using Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run. Additionally, they have mastered essential techniques for enterprise logging, monitoring, and maintaining highly available cloud environments, preparing them for the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam.