Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine

Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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6 hours to complete

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

3,702 reviews

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

6 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

87%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

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.

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Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

Welcome to the Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine course. If you're interested in Kubernetes, a software layer that sits between your applications and your hardware infrastructure, then you’re in the right place! Google Kubernetes Engine brings you Kubernetes as a managed service on Google Cloud.

The course introduction explains the course goals and previews each section.

What's included

1 video1 reading

The first section of this course introduces cloud computing concepts. Learners explore fundamental terminology, the Google Cloud network, how Google Cloud resources are organized in an hierarchy for management, and the tools available to connect to Google Cloud for allocating, changing, and releasing resources.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment1 app item1 plugin

8 videos Total 24 minutes

Introduction 1 minute
Cloud computing and Google Cloud 2 minutes
Google Cloud compute offerings 7 minutes
The Google network 2 minutes
Resource management 5 minutes
Billing 3 minutes
Interacting with Google Cloud 4 minutes
Lab Introduction: Accessing the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell 0 minutes

1 assignment Total 8 minutes

Quiz - Introduction to Google Cloud 8 minutes

1 app item Total 60 minutes

Lab: Accessing the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell 60 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Accessing and completing labs 15 minutes

The second section of this course examines software containers and the benefit they bring to application deployment. Learners explore containers and container images, Cloud Build, Kubernetes, and Google Kubernetes Engine.

What's included

6 videos1 assignment1 app item

The third section of this course explores the components of a Kubernetes cluster and how they work together. Learners deploy a Kubernetes cluster by using Google Kubernetes Engine, deploy Pods to a GKE cluster, and view and manage different Kubernetes objects.

What's included

6 videos1 assignment1 app item

The final section of this course introduces the kubectl command, which is the command line utility used to interact with and manage the resources inside Kubernetes clusters. Learners are introduced to the concept of introspection, then get practice deploying Google Kubernetes Engine clusters from Cloud Shell.

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4 videos1 assignment1 app item

The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.

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Reviewed on Apr 24, 2018

Good course. But at some point I felt that I it more about simply executing the commands which were provided in labs, I think more information on commands and concepts should have been included.

Reviewed on Nov 24, 2018

Good content. Constant flubs and backtracking by the instructor could be improved by re-recording over mistakes, but more or less, you'll be able to follow, regardless.

Reviewed on May 19, 2018

Overall good course. Course video and quiz seem bit off. Had to do additional reading on Kubernetes. Labs were missing a few instructions. There is no option to rate 4.5 out of 5.

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