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Cloud Hero: Infra Skills 1

This game equips you with hands-on experience in the Cloud Console. Learn to create virtual machines, explore Cloud Shell and the gcloud command-line tool, and deploy a web server. Master fundamental skills like project management and user permissions. Explore Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for deploying and managing containerized applications.

Google Cloud
✓ Official training Google CloudLevel Fundamentals⏱️ 0.5 day (3h)

What you will learn

  • Create virtual machines, explore Cloud Shell and the gcloud command-line tool, and deploy a web server.
  • Master fundamental skills like project management and user permissions.
  • Explore Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for deploying and managing containerized applications.

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with standard Linux text editors such as vim, emacs, or nano will be helpful.

Target audience

  • Someone brand new to the Google Cloud console

Training Program

4 modules to master the fundamentals

Activities

GSP282 – A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs (45 mins)

Activities

GSP001 - Creating a Virtual Machine (40 mins)

Activities

GSP002 - Getting Started with Cloud Shell and gcloud (45 mins)

Activities

GSP100 - Google Kubernetes Engine: Qwik Start (45 mins)

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Quality Process

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Teaching Methods Used
  • Serious Game / Business Game — Game-based learning simulating professional challenges.
  • Guided Labs — Guided practical exercises on software, hardware, or technical environments.
  • Troubleshooting / Problem Solving — Diagnosing and fixing a breakdown, bug, or malfunction.
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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Newcomers to Google Cloud who want to get their hands on the console and the command line rather than watch a demo.
You will be able to find your way around the Cloud Console, create a virtual machine, work with Cloud Shell and the gcloud command-line tool, and deploy your first workload on Google Kubernetes Engine.
Cloud Hero is Google Cloud's gamified lab format: instead of following slides, you work through a series of hands-on labs on real Google Cloud projects, scored as you progress. The competitive framing is what keeps a room of practitioners engaged for a whole session.
The session runs 153 hands-on labs: a tour of Google Cloud hands-on labs, creating a virtual machine, getting started with Cloud Shell and gcloud, and a Google Kubernetes Engine quick start.
This course is contracted via Google Cloud only: it cannot be purchased directly from SFEIR Institute. Contact us to learn how to order it through Google Cloud.
Yes. Cloud Hero is an official Google Cloud format, delivered here by SFEIR Institute, a certified Google Cloud Training Partner and Google Cloud Training Partner of the Year 2025.
Our training organizations SFEIR SAS and SFEIR-Est are Qualiopi certified for training activities. Because this course is contracted via Google Cloud, contact us to review the options that apply to your situation.

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