This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud Platform with a focus on Compute Engine. 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.
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Google Cloud
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Google Compute EngineVirtual MachineNetwork ArchitectureGoogle Cloud Platform
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Intermediate Level
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Suggested: 2 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
English
Subtitles: English
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
20 minutes to complete
Introduction
In this module we introduce the Architecting with Google Compute Engine course series. This course series 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 a focus on Compute Engine.
20 minutes to complete
1 video (Total 8 min), 2 readings
1 video
2 readings
Welcome to Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation10m
How to download course resources2m
1 hour to complete
Module 1: Introduction to GCP
In this module, we will provide you with an introduction to GCP by building on what you learned about the GCP infrastructure from the course introduction.
1 hour to complete
9 videos (Total 31 min)
9 videos
Using GCP3m
Lab Intro: Console and Cloud Shell34s
Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform and Qwiklabs3m
Lab Review: Console and Cloud Shell8m
Lab Intro: Infrastructure Preview28s
Lab Review: Infrastructure Preview7m
Demo: Projects6m
Module Review27s
1 practice exercise
Module Quiz4m
3 hours to complete
Module 2: Virtual Networks
In this module, we start by introducing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) which is Google’s managed networking functionality for your Cloud Platform resources. Then we dissect networking into its fundamental components, which are projects, networks, subnetworks, IP addresses, routes and firewall rules, along with network pricing.
3 hours to complete
15 videos (Total 70 min)
15 videos
Virtual Private Cloud1m
Projects, networks, and subnetworks7m
Demo: Expand a Subnet3m
IP addresses1m
Demo: Internal and external IP4m
Mapping IP addresses4m
Routes and firewall rules6m
Pricing2m
Lab Intro: VPC Networking20s
Lab Review: VPC Networking22m
Common network designs2m
Lab Intro: Bastion Host25s
Lab Review: Bastion Host11m
Module Review39s
1 practice exercise
Module Quiz30m
3 hours to complete
Module 3: Virtual Machines
In this module, we cover virtual machine instances, or VMs. First we'll start with the basics of Compute Engine, followed by a quick little lab to get you more familiar with creating virtual machines. Then, we’ll look at the different CPU and memory options that enable you to create different configurations.Next, we will look at images and the different disk options available with Compute Engine. After that, we will discuss very common Compute Engine actions that you might encounter in your day-to-day job. This will be followed by an in-depth lab that explores many of the features and services covered in this module.
3 hours to complete
16 videos (Total 79 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
16 videos
Compute Engine4m
Demo: Create a VM6m
VM access and lifecycle4m
Lab Intro: Creating virtual machines18s
Lab Review: Creating virtual machines12m
Compute options7m
Compute pricing5m
Special compute configurations3m
Images1m
Disk options5m
Common Compute Engine actions4m
Lab Intro: Working with Virtual Machines26s
Lab Review: Working with Virtual Machines19m
Module Review32s
Course Review54s
1 reading
Next Course: Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services5m
1 practice exercise
Module Quiz30m
Reviews
4.7
TOP REVIEWS FROM ESSENTIAL GOOGLE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE: FOUNDATION
by EPMay 23, 2019
Some instructions are not accurate, it might create confussion, take a look at the last exercise, you need to specify sudo to run the commands instead of just copy and paste the commands as it said
by OCApr 14, 2019
Some things left unclear such as warnings from gcloud about parallelizing disk operations, and the use of a flag on an SSD persistent disk that the mount manual says has a performance hit.
by SIJul 7, 2019
Hands-on labs are great! Overall gives a good understanding how things can be setup. Good course if you would like to brush-up on things. Some small updates are needed as UI has changed.
by APSep 2, 2019
During lab exercise, VM instances were not getting created for different regions. If the networking chapter could have explained little more detail it would have helped to understand.
by JJFeb 21, 2020
Great introduction to the basics of Google Cloud: VMs and Networks. There are a few hard-to-follow Labs here and there, but all in all I learned a lot, and the experience was good.
by AMSep 30, 2017
Content is good, a great intro to get started with GCP, need some minor updates on content and labs to be aligned with latest GCP,, but nothing you shouldn't be able to figure out.
by AKJul 9, 2017
Pretty good walkthrough of web interface to google services. Would have benefitted greatly from:\n\nmore use of REST api and gcloud cli.\n\nmore rigorous and frequent quizzes.
by SRDec 18, 2018
This was a more in depth course for network topologies and vm creation. It is strange that this course came after the first course, where some of the topics were also covered.
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