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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02

Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Network Engineer Journey

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access_time 40 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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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

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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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Networking Fundamentals in Google Cloud

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access_time 4 hours
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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 quest will cover essential Google Cloud networking services and will give you...

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05

Networking in Google Cloud: Defining and Implementing Networks

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access_time 9 hours
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This self-paced training course gives participants broad study of networking options on Google Cloud. Through recorded lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy Google Cloud networking technologies, such as Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, subnets and...

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06

Networking in Google Cloud: Hybrid Connectivity and Network Management

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access_time 7 hours
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This self-paced training course builds on the Networking in Google Cloud: Defining and Implementing Networks course and enhances the study of networking options on Google Cloud. Through recorded lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, you explore and deploy Google Cloud networking...

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07

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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08

Create and Manage Cloud Resources

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access_time 4 hours 45 minutes
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Create and Manage Cloud Resources quest, where you learn how to do the following: Write gcloud commands and use Cloud Shell, create and deploy virtual machines in Compute Engine, run containerized applications on...

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09

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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Perform Foundational Infrastructure Tasks in Google Cloud

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access_time 4 hours
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Perform Foundational Infrastructure Tasks in Google Cloud quest, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the of the following technologies: Cloud Storage, Identity and...

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Build and Secure Networks in Google Cloud

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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 quest, 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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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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Ensure Access & Identity in Google Cloud

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access_time 8 hours 15 minutes
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Ensure Access & Identity in Google Cloud quest, where you will learn about many fundamental features of cloud security, including how to recognize and assign roles and users using Identity and Access Management...

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