Google Cloud Primer Training

Chapter 1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Cloud and Digital Transformation
• What is Cloud Computing?
• Validating Cloud's Value Proposition
• Advantages of Cloud Computing
• Coping with Computing Demand the Traditional Way
• Coping with Computing Demand the Cloud Way
• Cloud Multi-Tenancy Model
• The NIST Perspective
• Five Characteristics (NIST)
• Cloud Service (Delivery) Models: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• IaaS
• PaaS
• SaaS
• The Need for a Cloud Reference Model
• Cloud Reference Model
• Cloud Service Type Comparison
• Shared Responsibility Model
• The Four Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)
• The NIST Cloud Definition Framework
• Cloud Compute Services
• Cloud Market Growth and Segment Leaders
• Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
• Summary

Chapter 2. Google Cloud Overview

• What is Google Cloud?
• Google Cloud circa 2021
• What is Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?
• Google Cloud Products (Services)
• GCP at a Glance
• What is a GCP Project?
• Identifying a Project
• Billing and Projects
• Creating a Project in Cloud Console
• Ways to Interact with Google Cloud
• Cloud Shell
• Location of the Cloud Shell Icon in the Cloud Console
• The gcloud CLI Tool
• Google Cloud Service Categories
• Google Cloud Console Navigation Menu Options (1 of 3)
• Google Cloud Console Navigation Menu Options (2 of 3)
• Google Cloud Console Navigation Menu Options (3 of 3)
• Computing Options
• Compute Capabilities
• Storage and Databases (1 of 2)
• Storage and Databases (2 of 2)
• Networking
• Points of Presence (POPs)
• The Google Cloud POPs Locations
• Big Data (1 of 2)
• Big Data (2 of 2)
• Cloud AI
• Management Tools
• Identity & Security (1 of 2)
• Identity & Security (2 of 2)
• IoT (the Internet of Things)
• The API Platform
• Other Cloud Provider Services Comparison Chart
• Regions and Zones
• Setting the Default Compute Zone Using gcloud
• Global, Regional, and Zonal Resources
• Global, Regional, and Zonal Resources Relationship Diagram
• Summary

Chapter 3. Identity and Access Management in GCP

• What is Cloud Identity and Access Management ( IAM)?
• Cloud Resource Hierarchy
• Sample Google Cloud Resource Hierarchy
• Cloud Identity
• How IAM Works
• Permission Management in IAM Diagram
• Google Account vs Service Account
• Google Groups
• Summary

Chapter 4. Google Compute Engine and Networking

• What is Google Compute Engine?
• Virtual Machine (VM) Instances
• Instance Types
• Understanding Machine Types
• The VM Billing Model
• VM Import
• Automatic Instance Scaling
• Networking
• Google Cloud Networking at a Glance
• Network Service Tiers
• IP Addresses
• Google Cloud Load Balancing
• Servicing both IPv6 and IPv4 Clients Diagram
• Summary

Chapter 5. Google Cloud Platform Storage and Database Services

• Storage and Databases (1 of 2)
• Storage and Databases (2 of 2)
• Cloud (Object) Storage
• Key Concepts of the Cloud Storage
• Cloud Storage Features (1 of 2)
• Cloud Storage Features (2 of 2)
• Cloud Storage Classes
• Cloud Storage Object Encryption
• Object Lifetime Management (OLM)
• Cloud Storage Use Case: Integrated Repository for Analytics and Machine Learning
• Cloud Bigtable
• Bigtable Use Cases
• BigQuery
• BigQuery Data Source Integrations
• Accessing BigQuery Console
• BigQuery Use Case: Migrating Data from Teradata
• Cloud SQL
• Accessing the Cloud SQL Navigation Menu Option
• Creating a MySQL Database Instance Dialog
• Cloud Spanner
• Datastore and Firestore
• Firestore Features (1 of 2)
• Firestore Features (2 of 2)
• Summary

Chapter 6. Google Cloud Platform Container Services

• What are Containers?
• What are Containers For?
• What are Container Services?
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• GKE Components
• The Benefits of Using Kubernetes Clusters
• The CLI Tools
• What is Anthos?
• Anthos Deployment Options
• Summary

Chapter 7. App Engine

• What is Google App Engine?
• Benefits of Using App Engine
• App Engine Integrations
• Sample Reference Architecture for a Typical App Engine Web App
• App Engine Environments
• Running Two Versions of the Same App Engine-Hosted App
• Accessing Split Traffic in App Engine Dashboard
• Configuring Traffic Splitting
• Cloud Endpoints
• Endpoint Architecture
• Datastore and Firestore
• Firestore Integration with App Engine
• Summary

Chapter 8. Deployment and Monitoring in GCP

• Cloud Deployment Manager
• Deployment Manager Core Components
• Resources
• Configuration Example
• Instance Templates
• Creating (Instantiating) a Deployment
• Listing Deployments
• Google Cloud Management Tools at a Glance
• Accessing the Monitoring Workspace
• Cloud Monitoring UI
• Creating an Uptime Check
• Monitoring Compute Engine VM
• Using Terraform with Google Cloud
• Summary

Chapter 9. Big Data and Machine Learning in Google Cloud

• What is Big Data?
• The Big Data Confluence Diagram
• Big Data in GCP
• BigQuery
• BigQuery Data Source Integrations
• BigQuery Data Analytics Features
• GCP's Machine Learning and AI Services
• GCP's Machine Learning Tools and Support Services
• Summary

Labs                       

1. A Tour of Qwiklabs and Google Cloud

2. Deploying Windows® Server in Compute Engine

3. Using Google cloud storage

4. Using BigQuery