Cloud Architecture

6 hours Introductory universal_currency_alt 14 Credits

This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.

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Lab

Orchestrating the Cloud with Kubernetes

In this lab you will learn how to provision a complete Kubernetes cluster using Google Container Engine; deploy and manage Docker containers using kubectl; and break an application into microservices using Kubernetes’ Deployments and Services.

Lab

Continuous Delivery Pipelines with Spinnaker and Kubernetes Engine

Create a Kubernetes Engine cluster, deploy an application, and use Spinnaker to continuously deploy the application when changes are made to the application.

Lab

Multiple VPC Networks

In this lab, you create several VPC networks and VM instances and test connectivity across networks.

Lab

Troubleshooting Workloads on GKE for Site Reliability Engineers

The Cloud Operations Sandbox is intended to make it easy for you to deploy and run a non-trivial application that lets you explore the Google Cloud Platform services, particularly the Cloud Operations (formerly Stackdriver) product suite.

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Quest Info

Prerequisites

This Quest expects familiarity with Google Cloud Services, particularly those in computing and networking. It is recommended that the student have earned a Badge by completing the hands-on labs in the Baseline: Infrastructure and/or the Google Cloud Essentials Quests before beginning. Additional lab experience with the Security and Identity Fundamentals and the Kubernetes In the Google Cloud Quests will be useful.

Available languages

English, español (Latinoamérica), bahasa Indonesia, 日本語, français, and português (Brasil)

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After finishing this quest, you can explore additional content in your learning path or browse the learning catalog.

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