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Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine

8 hours Intermediate universal_currency_alt 25 Credits
Earn a skill badge by completing the Optimize Costs for Kubernetes Engine, where you learn about the following tools and techniques to help optimize resource usage and eliminate unnecessary costs on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): create and manage a multi tenant cluster, monitor resource usage by namespace, configure cluster and pod autoscaling, configure load balancing, and set up liveness and readiness probes. The videos and labs in this quest explore best practices for running cost-optimized Kubernetes applications on GKE.


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Badge for Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine

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Course Info

Prerequisites
This quest explores intermediate to advanced concepts about Google Kubernetes Engine cluster optimization and assumes the student already knows basic concepts around cluster creation and management. If you are new to Google Kubernetes Engine, it's recommended to first take the Kubernetes in Google Cloud quest.
Available languages
English
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