Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

• Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.
• Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud.
• Explain how to create basic infrastructure in Google Cloud.
• Select and use Google Cloud storage options.
• Describe the purpose and value of Google Kubernetes Engine.
• Identify the use cases for serverless Google Cloud services.
• Explore Google Clouds Generative AI tools and best practices.

• Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud
• Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud
• Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs

• Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems, and data analytics or machine learning is helpful in understanding the technologies covered.

Module 01: Introducing Google Cloud

Topics

• Cloud computing overview
• IaaS and PaaS
• The Google Cloud network
• Environmental impact
• Security
• Open-source ecosystems
• Pricing and billing

Objectives:

• Identify the benefits of Google Cloud.
• Define the components of the Google network infrastructure, including points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones.
• Identify the difference between infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).

Activities:

• Quiz

Module 02: Resources and Access in the Cloud

Topics

• Google Cloud resource hierarchy
• IAM
• IAM roles
• Service accounts
• Cloud Identity
• Interacting with Google Cloud

Objectives

• Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud.
• Define the purpose of and use cases for IAM.
• List interaction methods with Google Cloud.
• Use Cloud Marketplace to interact with Google Cloud.

Activities:

• Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace
• Quiz: Module quiz

Module 03: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud

Topics

• Virtual Private Cloud networking
• Compute Engine
• Scaling virtual machines
• Important VPC compatibilities
• Cloud Load Balancing
• Cloud DNS and Cloud CDN
• Connecting networks to Google VPC

Objectives

• Explore the basics of networking in Google Cloud.
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine.
• Outline how Compute Engine can scale.
• Detail important VPC compatibilities including routing tables, firewalls, and VPC peering.
• Explore how Cloud Load Balancing functions in Google Cloud.
• Deploy a basic infrastructure to Google Cloud

Activities:

• Lab: Getting Started with VPC Networking and Google Compute Engine
• Quiz: Module quiz

Module 04: Storage in the Cloud

• Cloud Storage
• Cloud SQL
• Cloud Spanner
• Firestore
• Cloud Bigtable
• Comparing storage options

Objectives

• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Cloud Storage.
• Distinguish between Cloud Storage classes.
• Distinguish between Google Cloud’s database storage options.
• Deploy an application that uses Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage.

Activities:

• Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL
• Quiz: Module quiz

Module 05: Containers in the Cloud

Topics

• Introduction to containers
• Kubernetes
• Google Kubernetes Engine

Objectives

• Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
• Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine.

Activities:

• Quiz: Module quiz

Module 06: Applications in the Cloud

Topics

• Cloud Run
• Cloud Functions

Objectives

• Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run
• Describe how Cloud Functions can support application development on Google Cloud.
• Deploy a containerized application on Cloud Run

Activities

• Lab: Hello Cloud Run
• Quiz: Module quiz

Module 07: Prompt Engineering

Topics

• Introduction to generative AI
• Introduction to large language models
• Prompt engineering and recommended practices

Objectives

• Define what generative AI is.
• Explain how large language models are trained.
• Detail the elements and types of a prompt.
• Explore recommended practices when constructing prompts.

Activities

• Quiz: Module quiz