About this course: <<< ATTENTION >>> Learners interested in Google Cloud Platform can continue to learn in either of our latest GCP infrastructure specializations. Option 1: The Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform Specialization is available on Coursera. This brand-new Specialization teaches you to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-native applications. Visit https://www.coursera.org/specializations/developing-apps-gcp for more details. Option 2: The Architecting with Google Cloud Platform Specialization is also available. This Specialization has updated, improved content that will help you if you are preparing for the Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect exam. Head to https://www.coursera.org/specializations/gcp-architecture to explore the updated content. Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure covers the fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform and is the first course in both specializations. This course introduces you to important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You learn about, and compare, many of the computing and storage services available in Google Cloud Platform, including Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, and Google Container Engine. Notes: • You'll need a Google/Gmail account and a credit card or bank account to sign up for the Google Cloud Platform free trial (Google services are currently unavailable in China). • If you are a Google Cloud Platform customer with European Union (EU) and Russian billing addresses, read the VAT Overview documentation at: https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/resources/vat-overview • More Google Cloud Platform free trial FAQs are available at: https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/
Who is this class for: This specialization is intended for Systems Operations professionals and Cloud Architects using Google Cloud Platform to design, create, or migrate application environments and infrastructure.
Created by: Google Cloud
| Basic Info | Course 1 of 6 in the Architecting with Google Cloud Platform Specialization |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 1 week of study, 6-10 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| Hardware Req | You'll need a web browser (Google Chrome is suggested) and access to the Internet. |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introducing Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform offers four main kinds of services: Compute, Storage, Big Data, and Machine Learning. This course focuses mostly on the first two, together with Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking. This module orients learners to the basics of Google Cloud Platform. It traces the evolution of cloud computing and explains what is unique about Google's approach to it. The module introduces the key structural concepts of regions and zones.
12 videos, 2 readings
- Reading: Changes since the last version
- Reading: Video lecture subtitles
- Video: What is cloud computing?
- Video: How did we get here?
- Video: Every company is a data company
- Video: GCP computing architectures
- Video: The Google network
- Video: GCP regions and zones
- Video: Environmental responsibility
- Video: Pricing innovations
- Video: Open APIs
- Video: Why choose Google Cloud Platform
- Video: Multi-layered security approach
Graded: Introducing Google Cloud Platform
Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
GCP customers use projects to organize the resources they use. They use Google Cloud Identity and Access Management, also called “IAM,” to control who can do what with those resources. They use any of several technologies to connect with GCP. This module covers each of these topics, and it introduces a service called Cloud Launcher that is an easy way to get started with GCP.
7 videos
- Video: The Google Cloud Platform resource hierarchy
- Video: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Video: IAM roles
- Video: Interacting with Google Cloud Platform
- Video: Cloud Launcher
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with Cloud Launcher
Graded: Getting Started with Cloud Launcher
Graded: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
Virtual Machines in the Cloud
Compute Engine lets you run virtual machines on Google’s global infrastructure. This module covers how Compute Engine works, with a focus on Google virtual networking.
5 videos
- Video: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network
- Video: Compute Engine
- Video: Important VPC capabilities
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with Compute Engine
Graded: Getting Started with Compute Engine
Graded: Google Compute Engine and Networking
Storage in the Cloud
Every application needs to store data. Different applications and workloads require different storage and database solutions. This module describes and differentiates among GCP's core storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Datastore, and Google Bigtable.
8 videos
- Video: Cloud Storage
- Video: Cloud Storage interactions
- Video: Google Cloud Bigtable
- Video: Google Cloud SQL and Google Cloud Spanner
- Video: Google Cloud Datastore
- Video: Comparing Storage Options
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL
Graded: Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL
Graded: Google Cloud Platform Storage Options
Containers in the Cloud
Containers are simple and interoperable, and they enable seamless, fine-grained scaling. Kubernetes is an orchestration layer for containers. Kubernetes Engine is Kubernetes as a service, a scalable managed offering that runs on Google’s infrastructure. You direct the creation of a cluster, and Kubernetes Engine schedules your containers into the cluster and manages them automatically, based on requirements you define. This module explains how Kubernetes Engine works and how it helps deploy applications in containers.
5 videos
- Video: What are Containers?
- Video: Kubernetes
- Video: Introduction to Kubernetes Engine
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with Kubernetes Engine
Graded: Getting Started with Kubernetes Engine
Graded: Kubernetes Engine
Applications in the Cloud
App Engine is a Platform-as-a-Service ("PaaS") offering. The App Engine platform manages the hardware and networking infrastructure required to run your code. App Engine provides built-in services that many web applications need. This module describes how App Engine works.
5 videos
- Video: Google App Engine Standard Environment
- Video: Google App Engine Flexible Environment
- Video: Google Cloud Endpoints and Apigee Edge
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with App Engine
Graded: Getting Started with App Engine
Graded: Applications in the Cloud
Developing, Deploying and Monitoring in the Cloud
Popular tools for development, deployment, and monitoring just work in GCP. Customers also have options for tools in each of these three areas that are tightly integrated with GCP. This module covers those tools.
4 videos
- Video: Deployment: Infrastructure as code
- Video: Monitoring: Proactive instrumentation
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with Deployment Manager and Stackdriver
Graded: Getting Started with Deployment Manager and Stackdriver
Graded: Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring in the Cloud
Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud
GCP's big-data and machine learning offerings are intended to help customers get the most out of data. These tools are intended to be simple and practical to embed in your applications. This module describes the available big-data and machine learning services and explains the usefulness of each.
8 videos
- Video: Google Cloud Big Data Platform
- Video: Cloud Dataflow
- Video: BigQuery
- Video: Cloud Pub/Sub and Cloud Datalab
- Video: Google Cloud Machine Learning Platform
- Video: Machine learning APIs
- Video: Demonstration: Getting Started with BigQuery
Graded: Getting Started with BigQuery
Graded: Big Data and Machine Learning
Summary and Review
This module reviews the GCP services covered in this course and reminds learners of the differences among them. The module compares GCP compute services, GCP storage services, and important Google VPC networking capabilities.
2 videos
- Video: Next steps
Graded: Summary and Review
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