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Network Engineer Learning Path

A Network Engineer configures, maintains, and troubleshoots network components of their cloud-based infrastructure.

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A Network Engineer configures, maintains, and troubleshoots network components of their cloud-based infrastructure. This learning path guides you through a curated collection of on-demand courses, labs, and skill badges that provide you with real-world, hands-on experience using Google Cloud technologies essential to the Network Engineer role. Once you complete the path, check out the Google Cloud Network Engineer certification to take the next steps in your professional journey.
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01

A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs

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access_time 45 minutes
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In this first hands-on lab you will access the Google Cloud console and use these basic Google Cloud features: Projects, Resources, IAM Users, Roles, Permissions, and APIs.

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Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Network Engineer Journey

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access_time 24 hours
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This course helps you structure your preparation for the Professional Cloud Engineer exam. You will learn about the Google Cloud domains covered by the exam and how to create a study plan to improve your domain knowledge.

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03

Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

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access_time 5 hours
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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure introduces important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud. Through videos and hands-on labs, this course presents and compares many of Google Cloud's computing and storage services, along with important resource and policy management...

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04

Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network

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access_time 4 hours 30 minutes
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Networking is a principle theme of cloud computing. It’s the underlying structure of Google Cloud, and it’s what connects all your resources and services to one another. This course will cover essential Google Cloud networking services and will give you...

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05

Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals

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access_time 5 hours
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Networking in Google cloud is a 6 part course series. Welcome to the first course of our six part course series, Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals.  This course provides a comprehensive overview of core networking concepts, including networking fundamentals, virtual...

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Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing

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access_time 3 hours
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Welcome to the second course in the networking and Google Cloud series routing and addressing. In this course, we'll cover the central routing and addressing concepts that are relevant to Google Cloud's networking capabilities. Module one will lay the foundation...

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Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture

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access_time 3 hours
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Welcome to the third course of the "Networking in Google Cloud" series: Network Architecture! In this course, you will explore the fundamentals of designing efficient and scalable network architectures within Google Cloud. In the first module, Introduction to Network Architecture,...

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Networking in Google Cloud: Network Security

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access_time 3 hours 30 minutes
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Welcome to the fourth course of the "Networking in Google Cloud" series: Network Security! In this course, you'll dive into the services for safeguarding your Google Cloud network infrastructure. The first module, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection, covers how...

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09

Networking in Google Cloud: Load Balancing

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access_time 3 hours
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This training course builds on the concepts covered in the Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals course. Through presentations, demonstrations, and labs, participants explore and implement Cloud Load Balancing.

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Networking in Google Cloud: Hybrid and Multicloud

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access_time 3 hours
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Welcome to the sixth course in our networking and Google Cloud series hybrid and multicloud. The first module will walk you through various Cloud connectivity options with a deep dive into Cloud interconnect exploring its different types and functionalities. In...

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11

Logging and Monitoring in Google Cloud

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access_time 8 hours
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This course teaches participants techniques for monitoring and improving infrastructure and application performance in Google Cloud. Using a combination of presentations, demos, hands-on labs, and real-world case studies, attendees gain experience with full-stack monitoring, real-time log management and analysis, debugging...

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12

Observability in Google Cloud

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access_time 4 hours 30 minutes
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Welcome to the second part of the two part course, Observability in Google Cloud. This course is all about application performance management tools, including Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler.

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13

Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine

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access_time 3 hours 30 minutes
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Complete the introductory Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: writing gcloud commands and using Cloud Shell, creating and deploying virtual machines in Compute Engine, and configuring network and HTTP load balancers. A...

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14

Configure Google Kubernetes Engine Networking

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access_time 8 hours
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This course teaches you some basic Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) networking. With written lectures, hands-on lab exercises, and quizzes, you learn how to set up services, facilitate communication, and configure secure access to your GKE applications.

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15

Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud

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access_time 4 hours
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud course, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the of the following technologies: Cloud Storage,...

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16

Build a Secure Google Cloud Network

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access_time 6 hours 45 minutes
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Build and Secure Networks in Google Cloud course, where you will learn about multiple networking-related resources to build, scale, and secure your applications on Google Cloud. A skill badge is an exclusive digital...

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17

Network Performance and Optimization

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access_time 4 hours
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If you want to take your Google Cloud networking skills to the next level, look no further. This course is composed of labs that cover real-life use cases and it will teach you best practices for overcoming common networking bottlenecks....

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Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud

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access_time 8 hours 15 minutes
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Complete the intermediate Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and assigning roles with Identity and Access Management (IAM); creating and managing service accounts; enabling private connectivity across virtual private cloud...

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