Google Cloud Platform Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud Platform Associate Cloud Engineer

Instructors: Pearson

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Set up a cloud solution environment
Plan and configure a cloud solution
Deploy and implement a cloud solution
Ensure successful operation of a cloud solution
Configure access and security

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Details to know

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Assessments

23 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

Whether you are preparing to take the Associate Cloud Engineer certificate exam or are just interested in deepening your knowledge of Google Cloud technologies, this course will teach you all you need to know to pass the exam but also to equip you with the fundamental skills to excel as a Google Cloud engineer. Author and trainer Victor Dantas takes you through the vast landscape of Google Cloud services and how to use those services to deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions on GCP.

Throughout the course, Victor has covered every objective in the exam by breaking them down and distilling the most important concepts you need to know with the uses of examples and visuals that will help you internalize difficult and abstract concepts. Each module also includes demos and sample exam questions, which will test your knowledge in precisely the same way the Associate Cloud Engineer exam will on test day. Even if you are not taking the exam, these questions will help you develop your Google Cloud skills as an engineer. By the end of the course, you will understand the key technical concepts and be prepared to take on the ACE exam.

In this module, you’ll get an overview of the exam. You’ll go through the exam objectives and learn about some of the practical details you need to know for taking the exam. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of what to expect.

What's included

4 videos

In this module, you’ll explore some fundamental tasks you need to perform as a cloud engineer. You’ll set up cloud projects and accounts, manage billing configuration, and install and configure the command line interface. If you’re starting a new job as a Google Cloud engineer, these are likely some of the first things you’ll be responsible for.

What's included

19 videos3 assignments

19 videos Total 49 minutes

Module Introduction 1 minute
Learning objectives 1 minute
Creating a resource hierarchy 7 minutes
Applying organizational policies to the resource hierarchy 4 minutes
Granting members IAM roles within a project 6 minutes
Managing users and groups in Cloud Identity (manually and automated) 2 minutes
Enabling APIs within projects 2 minutes
Provisioning and setting up products in Google Cloud’s operations suite 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 3 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Creating one or more billing accounts 3 minutes
Linking projects to a billing account 2 minutes
Establishing billing budgets and alerts 3 minutes
Setting up billing exports 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 2 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Installing the Cloud SDK 4 minutes
Setting default configurations 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 3 minutes

3 assignments Total 30 minutes

Setting up cloud projects and accounts Quiz 10 minutes
Managing billing configuration Quiz 10 minutes
Installing and configuring the command line interface (CLI) Quiz 10 minutes

In this module, you’ll take a deeper dive into the platform. You’ll learn how to plan and estimate Google Cloud product use, configure compute resources, choose and set up data storage options, and manage network resources.

What's included

17 videos4 assignments

17 videos Total 66 minutes

Module Introduction 0 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Using the Pricing Calculator 3 minutes
Questions breakdown 1 minute
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Selecting appropriate compute choices 20 minutes
Using preemptible VMs and custom machine types 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 2 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Selecting an appropriate database choice 8 minutes
Choosing storage options 11 minutes
Questions breakdown 4 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Differentiating load balancing options 4 minutes
Identifying resource locations for availability 4 minutes
Configuring Cloud DNS 1 minute
Questions breakdown 3 minutes

4 assignments Total 40 minutes

Planning and estimating Google Cloud product use Quiz 10 minutes
Planning and configuring compute resources Quiz 10 minutes
Planning and configuring data storage options Quiz 10 minutes
Planning and configuring network resources Quiz 10 minutes

In this module, you’ll work through common hands-on tasks as a cloud engineer using Google Cloud solutions. You’ll deploy and implement virtual machines, compute platforms, databases, network resources, and use infrastructure as code.

What's included

37 videos7 assignments

37 videos Total 113 minutes

Module Introduction 1 minute
Learning objectives 1 minute
Launching a compute instance using the console and gcloud 5 minutes
Creating an autoscaled managed instance group using an instance template 4 minutes
Generating/uploading a custom SSH key for instances 2 minutes
Installing and configuring the Cloud Monitoring and Logging Agent 4 minutes
Assessing compute quotas and requesting increases 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 3 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Installing and configuring the CLI for Kubernetes (kubectl) 3 minutes
Deploying a GKE cluster with different configurations 5 minutes
Deploying a containerized application to GKE 2 minutes
Configuring GKE monitoring and logging 3 minutes
Questions breakdown 5 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Deploying an application and updating configurations 8 minutes
Deploying an application that receives Google Cloud events 5 minutes
Questions breakdown 5 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Initializing data systems with products 10 minutes
Loading data 5 minutes
Questions breakdown 4 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Creating a VPC with subnets 2 minutes
Launching a Compute Engine instance with custom network configuration 4 minutes
Creating ingress and egress firewall rules for a VPC 6 minutes
Creating a VPN between a Google VPC and an external network 2 minutes
Creating a load balancer to distribute application network traffic 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 6 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Browsing the Cloud Marketplace catalog 2 minutes
Deploying a Cloud Marketplace solution 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 1 minute
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Building infrastructure via Cloud Foundation Toolkit templates 3 minutes
Installing and configuring Config Connector in GKE 4 minutes
Questions breakdown 2 minutes

7 assignments Total 90 minutes

Deploying and implementing Compute Engine resources Quiz 10 minutes
Deploying and implementing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) resources Quiz 30 minutes
Deploying and implementing Cloud Run and Cloud Functions resources Quiz 10 minutes
Deploying and implementing data solutions Quiz 10 minutes
Deploying and implementing networking resources Quiz 10 minutes
Deploying a solution using Cloud Marketplace Quiz 10 minutes
Implementing resources via infrastructure as code Quiz 10 minutes

In this module, you will focus on operating and maintaining solutions you have implemented. You’ll learn how to manage compute, data, and networking resources, as well as how to use monitoring and logging—two crucial tools for successful operations.

What's included

50 videos6 assignments

50 videos Total 138 minutes

Module Introduction 1 minute
Learning objectives 1 minute
Managing a single VM instance 2 minutes
Remotely connecting to the instance 4 minutes
Attaching a GPU to a new instance and installing necessary dependencies 2 minutes
Viewing current running VM inventory 1 minute
Working with snapshots 3 minutes
Working with images 2 minutes
Working with instance groups 3 minutes
Working with management interfaces 1 minute
Questions breakdown 4 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Viewing current running cluster inventory 2 minutes
Browsing Docker images and viewing their details in the Artifact Registry 1 minute
Working with node pools 2 minutes
Working with pods 3 minutes
Working with services 11 minutes
Working with stateful applications 2 minutes
Managing Horizontal and Vertical autoscaling configurations 2 minutes
Working with management interfaces 1 minute
Questions breakdown 6 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Adjusting application traffic-splitting parameters 10 minutes
Setting scaling parameters for autoscaling instances 2 minutes
Determining whether to run Cloud Run (fully managed) or Cloud Run for Anthos 3 minutes
Questions breakdown 5 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Managing and securing objects in and between Cloud Storage buckets 4 minutes
Setting object life cycle management policies for Cloud Storage buckets 5 minutes
Executing queries to retrieve data from data instances 2 minutes
Estimating costs of data storage resources 3 minutes
Backing up and restoring database instances 3 minutes
Reviewing job status in Dataproc, Dataflow, or BigQuery 2 minutes
Questions breakdown 7 minutes
Learning objectives 0 minutes
Adding a subnet to an existing VPC 1 minute
Expanding a subnet to have more IP addresses 0 minutes
Reserving static external or internal IP addresses 2 minutes
Working with CloudDNS, CloudNAT, Load Balancers and firewall rules 8 minutes
Questions breakdown 4 minutes
Learning objectives 1 minute
Creating Cloud Monitoring alerts based on resource metrics 3 minutes
Creating and ingesting Cloud Monitoring custom metrics 8 minutes
Configuring log sinks to export logs to external systems 2 minutes
Configuring log routers 1 minute
Viewing and filtering logs in Cloud Logging 1 minute
Viewing specific log message details in Cloud Logging 2 minutes
Using cloud diagnostics to research an application issue 1 minute
Viewing Google Cloud status 1 minute
Questions breakdown 4 minutes

6 assignments Total 60 minutes

Managing Compute Engine resources Quiz 10 minutes
Managing Google Kubernetes Engine resources Quiz 10 minutes
Managing Cloud Run resources Quiz 10 minutes
Managing storage and database solutions Quiz 10 minutes
Managing networking resources Quiz 10 minutes
Monitoring and logging Quiz 10 minutes

In this module, you’ll focus on securing access to Google Cloud resources. You’ll start by managing identity and access management, then move on to handling service accounts.