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Cloud Hero: Infra Skills 2

Dive deeper into the Google Cloud Console to manage virtual machines. This action-packed game equips you to create Windows VMs, navigate Cloud Shell, and wield the gcloud command-line tool. Sharpen your skills by setting up network and HTTP(S) load balancers to distribute traffic effectively across your applications.

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

What you will learn

Dive deeper into the Google Cloud Console to manage virtual machines.
Create Windows VMs, navigate Cloud Shell, and wield the gcloud command-line tool.
Set up network and HTTP(S) load balancers to distribute traffic effectively across your applications.

Prerequisites

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

Target audience

Someone who just completed Cloud Hero: Infra Skills

Training Program

4 modules to master the fundamentals

Activities

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

Activities

GSP093 - Compute Engine: Qwik Start - Windows (40 mins)

Activities

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

Activities

GSP007 - Set Up Network and HTTP Load Balancers (60 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

Those who have covered the Google Cloud basics and want to go one step further on compute and networking.

You will be able to create and manage Windows virtual machines, work confidently with Cloud Shell and gcloud, and set up both network and HTTP load balancers.

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 167 hands-on labs: a tour of Google Cloud hands-on labs, a Compute Engine Windows quick start, getting started with Cloud Shell and gcloud, and setting up network and HTTP load balancers.

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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Contracting via Google Cloud only

This course cannot be purchased directly from SFEIR Institute: orders go through Google Cloud. Contact us to learn how to proceed.

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