GCP200GDCFUND

GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals

GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals is a three course series that prepares platform administrators and application operators to perform essential functions for their roles in Google Distributed Cloud.

Google Cloud
✓ Official training Google CloudLevel Intermediate⏱️ 1 day (7h)

What you will learn

  • Describe GDC from the practitioner's perspective.
  • Administer and implement GDC service offerings.
  • Navigate the GDC console, gdcloud CLI, or APIs to execute GDC practitioner's responsibilities and tasks.
  • Configure GDC IAM to manage access to resources.
  • Provision and administer VMs.
  • Establish services for the GDC platform and demonstrate how the platform utilizes Kubernetes architecture and components.
  • Articulate the benefit of working declaratively to deploy workloads and manage the Kubernetes environment.
  • Provision storage buckets and grant access to them.
  • Deploy and operate a database cluster in GDC Database Service.
  • Explain how GDC networking features enable you to isolate and interconnect workloads based on project needs.
  • Identify the requirements to maintain GDC platform security and demonstrate the use and management of crypto keys.
  • Determine the appropriate use cases and identify the implementation of GDC Vertex AI pre-trained APIs.
  • Execute operational management tasks within your GDC environment.
  • Identify methods to manage GDC software upgrades, configure logging, and monitor billing and costs.

Prerequisites

  • Pre-learning or knowledge prerequisites

Target audience

  • DevOps Engineers, Application Developers

Training Program

3 modules to master the fundamentals

Objectives
  • Navigate the GDC console, gdcloud CLI, or APIs to execute GDC practitioner's responsibilities and tasks.
  • Configure GDC IAM to manage access to resources.
  • Provision and administer VMs.
Activities

1 quiz (at the end of the course series)

Objectives
  • Establish services for the GDC platform and demonstrate how the platform utilizes Kubernetes architecture and components.
  • Articulate the benefit of working declaratively to deploy workloads and manage the Kubernetes environment.
  • Provision storage buckets and grant access to them.
  • Deploy and operate a database cluster in GDC Database Service.
  • Explain how GDC networking features enable you to isolate and interconnect workloads based on project needs.
  • Identify the requirements to maintain GDC platform security and demonstrate the use and management of crypto keys.
Activities

1 quiz (at the end of the course series)

Objectives
  • Determine the appropriate use cases and identify the implementation of GDC Vertex AI pre-trained APIs.
  • Execute operational management tasks within your GDC environment.
  • Identify methods to manage GDC software upgrades, configure logging, and monitor billing and costs.
Activities

1 quiz (at the end of the course series)

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Teaching Methods Used
  • Lectures / Theoretical Slides — Presentation of concepts using visual aids (PowerPoint, PDF).
  • Technical Demonstration (Demos) — The instructor performs a task or procedure while students observe.
  • Guided Labs — Guided practical exercises on software, hardware, or technical environments.
  • Quiz / MCQ — Quick knowledge check (paper-based or digital via tools like Kahoot/Klaxoon).
Evaluation and Monitoring System

The achievement of training objectives is evaluated at multiple levels to ensure quality:

  • Continuous Knowledge Assessment : Verification of knowledge throughout the training via participatory methods (quizzes, practical exercises, case studies) under instructor supervision.
  • Progress Measurement : Comparative self-assessment system including an initial diagnostic to determine the starting level, followed by a final evaluation to validate skills development.
  • Quality Evaluation : End-of-session satisfaction questionnaire to measure the relevance and effectiveness of the training as perceived by participants.

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