Baseline: Infrastructure

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If you are a novice cloud developer looking for hands-on practice beyond Google Cloud Essentials, this quest is for you. You will get practical experience through labs that dive into Cloud Storage and other key application services like Stackdriver and Cloud Functions. By taking this quest, you will develop valuable skills that are applicable to any Google Cloud initiative. 1-minute videos walk you through key concepts for these labs.

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Cloud Storage: Qwik Start - Cloud Console

This hands-on lab shows you how to perform basic tasks in Cloud Storage using the Google Cloud Console. Watch the short video Google Cloud Storage: Massive Scalability Plus More.

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Cloud Storage: Qwik Start - CLI/SDK

This hands-on lab shows you how to perform basic tasks in Cloud Storage using the gsutil command-line tool. Watch the short video Google Cloud Storage: Massive Scalability Plus More.

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Cloud IAM: Qwik Start

Google Cloud IAM unifies access control for Cloud Platform services into a single system to present a consistent set of operations. Watch the short video Manage Access Control with Google Cloud IAM.

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Cloud Monitoring: Qwik Start

This lab shows you how to monitor a Google Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instance with Cloud Monitoring.

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Cloud Functions: Qwik Start - Console

This hands-on lab shows you how to create and deploy a Cloud Function using the Cloud Platform Console. Watch the short video Connect & Extend GCP Services with Google Cloud Functions.

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Cloud Functions: Qwik Start - Command Line

This hands-on lab shows you how to create and deploy a Cloud Function using the Cloud Platform Command Line. Watch the short video Connect & Extend GCP Services with Google Cloud Functions.

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Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Console

This hands-on lab shows you how to publish and consume messages with a pull subscriber, using the Google Cloud Platform Console. Watch the short video Simplify Event Driven Processing with Cloud Pub/Sub.

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Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Command Line

This hands-on lab shows you how to publish and consume messages with a pull subscriber, using the Google Cloud command line. Watch the short video Simplify Event Driven Processing with Cloud Pub/Sub.

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Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python

In this lab, you learn about Pub/Sub and how to create a topic and subscriber with a Python script, and then publish and view messages. Watch the short video Simplify Event Driven Processing with Cloud Pub/Sub.

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Pub/Sub Lite: Qwik Start

Pub/Sub Lite is a zonal service for messaging systems with predictable traffic patterns. In this lab you will create Lite topics and Lite subscriptions, then send and receive messages using the Pub/Sub Lite client library for Python.

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Quest Info

Prerequisites

This Quest builds on a basic understanding of Google Cloud Services. It is recommended that the student have earned a Badge by completing the hands-on labs in the Google Cloud Essentials Quest before beginning.

Available languages

English, português (Brasil), 简体中文, français, español (Latinoamérica), and 日本語

What do I do when I finish this quest?

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

What badges can I earn?

Upon finishing a quest, you will earn a badge of completion. Some quests test your ability to apply your knowledge via a final assessment challenge lab. For these quests, you will receive a skill badge. Badges can be viewed on your profile and shared with your social network.

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Baseline: Infrastructure

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