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Google Cloud Platform for Developers

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Training content

Duration: 35 minutes and 35 seconds

Cloud Fundamentals

This lesson covers a wide range of Cloud-related topics and provides you with a solid foundation of knowledge.

Duration: 46 minutes and 25 seconds

Overview of Google Cloud Platform

In this lesson, you'll learn about GCP services such as compute, storage, and networking, and how to create virtual machines and web apps using the Google Cloud Console and gcloud CLI.

Duration: Up to 20 minutes

Knowledge Check: Overview of Google Cloud Platform

Knowledge Check: Overview of Google Cloud Platform

Duration: 1 hour and 8 minutes

Designing a Google Cloud Infrastructure

This lesson uses a case study to show how to apply the design principles of security, compliance, and disaster recovery to meet real-world requirements.

Duration: Up to 25 minutes

Knowledge Check: Designing a Google Cloud Infrastructure

Knowledge Check: Designing a Google Cloud Infrastructure

Duration: 19 minutes and 45 seconds

Introduction to Google Cloud Run

This lesson will show you how to deploy your containers to the cloud without requiring the complexity of a Kubernetes cluster.

Duration: Up to 40 minutes

Build and Deploy a Container Application with Google Cloud Run

In this lab, you will build a Docker image using Cloud Build and then you will deploy the application using Cloud Run, monitoring it and getting audit logs.

This course will show you the tools and services used by developers to build applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

We'll start out with an overview of GCP. This will help to provide context around the platform as a whole. Then we'll move on to learning how to develop apps on GCP.

Learning Objectives

Use Cloud Storage to host a static website
Respond to events using Cloud Functions
Deploy an application to Kubernetes Engine
Deploy an application to App Engine
Use Cloud Build to create a continuous integration / continuous deployment pipeline
Use the Cloud Operations suite for monitoring, logging, and debugging

Intended Audience

Developers and cloud architects
Anyone interested in developing solutions on Google Cloud Platform

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, you should have a basic understanding of the cloud and you should be familiar with building and deploying code.

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About the Author

Daniel Mease, opens in a new tab

Google Cloud Content Creator

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Daniel began his career as a Software Engineer, focusing mostly on web and mobile development. After twenty years of dealing with insufficient training and fragmented documentation, he decided to use his extensive experience to help the next generation of engineers.

Daniel has spent his most recent years designing and running technical classes for both Amazon and Microsoft. Today at Cloud Academy, he is working on building out an extensive Google Cloud training library.

When he isn’t working or tinkering in his home lab, Daniel enjoys BBQing, target shooting, and watching classic movies.

Covered Topics

Google Cloud Platform

Storage for Google

Compute for Google

Development for Google

Google Kubernetes Engine