GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Crash Course
Published by Pearson
Be Fully Prepared to Become a Certified Google Associate Cloud Engineer!
- Full exam objectives coverage with sample exam questions to prepare you for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam
- Visual walk-throughs of must-know deployment steps that reinforce how to deploy and configure a Google Cloud solution environment
- Coverage of Google Kubernetes Engine, an area that learners often struggle with
This 2-day crash course by author Victor Dantas will fully prepare you to pass the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam, which assesses your ability to plan, deploy, configure, and operate a cloud solution environment.
With a complete coverage of exam objectives, you will gain the knowledge and understanding needed to become a Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer. Throughout the course, Victor will take you through sample exam questions that mimic the format and style of the ones you will see in the exam. Together you will break down complex topics and work to understand abstract concepts with the help of diagrams, illustrations, and step-by-step walkthroughs on setting up a cloud solution environment; planning and configuring a cloud solution; deploying and implementing a cloud solution; ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution; and configuring access and security. Victor will also provide a look at how to work with services such as Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Firestore, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud IAM, and more.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- How to deploy and secure applications and infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform
- How to manage enterprise solutions on GCP
- How to ensure the successful operation of a cloud solution
And you’ll be able to:
- Perform common platform tasks using CLI or console
- Plan, deploy, and configure a Google Cloud solution
- Secure and monitor workloads on Google Cloud Platform
This live event is for you because...
- You are an IT professional looking to take the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer exam
- You are a cloud engineer working with Google Cloud and wish to get certified
- You have experience in cloud or on-premises IT environments and are now looking to get certified in Google Cloud
Prerequisites
- Foundational knowledge or basic familiarity with Google Cloud products and solutions
- 3+ months hands-on experience with GCP recommended but not required
Course Set-up
- Sign up for a free GCP account (optional)
- Check out resources at https://github.com/vmehmeri/gcp-associate-cloud-engineer
Recommended Preparation
- Attend: Google Cloud Essentials by Dan Sullivan
- Watch: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform LiveLessons by Chad Smith
Recommended Follow-up
- Attend: GCP Professional Cloud Architect Crash Course by Victor Dantas
- Read: Architecting Google Cloud Solutions by Victor Dantas
- Watch: Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Complete Video Course by Michael J. Shannon
- Practice: Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (Pearson Practice Test)
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Day 1
Segment 1: Introduction (20 minutes)
- Introduction to the course
- About the exam
- Why get certified and why Google Cloud?
Segment 2: Setting up a cloud solution environment (45 minutes)
- Google Cloud resource hierarchy
- Setting up projects and enabling APIs
- Creating and managing billing accounts
- Installing and configuring gcloud
- Managing users and groups in Cloud Identity
- Granting IAM roles
- Sample Exam Questions: Setting up a cloud solution environment (10 minutes)
- Break (5 minutes)
Segment 3: Configuring access and security (45 minutes)
- Understanding different role types
- Viewing, creating, and managing IAM policies
- Creating and managing service accounts
- Assigning service accounts to resources
- Viewing audit logs
- Sample Exam Questions: Configuring access and security (10 minutes)
- Break (5 minutes)
Segment 4a: Planning and configuring a cloud solution (50 minutes)
- Using the Pricing Calculator to estimate costs
- Planning and configuring compute resources
- Planning and configuring data storage (part 1)
- Break (5 minutes)
Segment 4b: Planning and configuring a cloud solution (25 minutes)
- Planning and configuring data storage (part 2)
- Planning and configuring network resources
- Sample Exam Questions: Planning and configuring a cloud solution (10 minutes)
Day 1 wrap-up and Q&A (10 minutes)
Day 2
Segment 5: Day 2 Introduction (5 minutes)
- Introduction to Day 2 topics
Segment 6a: Deploying and implementing a cloud solution (Compute) (55 minutes)
- Deploying and implementing Compute Engine resources
- Deploying and implementing Google Kubernetes Engine resources
- Deploying and implementing Cloud Run and Cloud Functions
- Break (5 minutes)
Segment 6b: Deploying and implementing a cloud solution (Storage and Networking) (60 minutes)
- Deploying and implementing data solutions
- Deploying and implementing networking resources
- Deploying a solution from Cloud Marketplace
- Sample Exam Questions: Deploying and implementing a cloud solution (20 minutes)
- Break (10 minutes)
Segment 7: Ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution (60 minutes)
- Managing Compute Engine resources
- Managing Google Kubernetes Engine resources
- Managing Cloud Run resources
- Managing Storage and database solutions
- Managing networking resources
- Monitoring and logging
- Sample Exam Questions: Ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution (10 minutes)
Course wrap-up, exam tips, Q&A and next steps (15 minutes)
Your Instructor
Victor Dantas
Victor Dantas has a PhD in Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and cloud systems and is currently a Sr. Customer Engineer at Google Cloud. He has professional cloud certifications from Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS. With a background ranging from software development and systems engineering to technology consulting, he has accumulated experience in application development, cloud migrations, hybrid cloud infrastructure, cloud solutions architecture, and Agile/DevOps practices working with organizations of all sizes. Victor also writes educational content on cloud computing and is the author of Architecting Google Cloud Solutions (Packt, 2021). Beyond cloud, his interests include AI / Machine Learning and Web 3 technologies.