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Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for business users, educators, students, and knowledge workers in a variety of roles and fields who want to be able to use the apps included in Google Workspace to create and manage various types of files and communicate and collaborate with colleagues. Overview In this course, you will use the various apps included in Google Workspace to work productively as part of a team. You will: Navigate the Google Workspace environment and use Gmail to send and manage email correspondence. Manage schedules using Google Calendar™. Communicate with colleagues over text, voice, and video using Google Chat and Google Meet. Store and share files using Google Drive. Collaborate on documents using Google Docs, Google Slides™, and Google Keep™. Collaborate on data using Google Sheets and Google Forms™. Collaborate on websites using Google Sites™. The core productivity apps that make up the Google Workspace? suite enable users to work together on a variety of projects and tasks across many different industries and job roles. This course will teach you how to work efficiently and effectively in apps like Gmail?, Google Drive?, Google Docs?, Google Sheets?, Google Meet?, Google Chat?, and more?all while participating in a collaborative team environment. Lesson 1: Getting Started with Google Workspace Topic A: Navigate Google Workspace Topic B: Send and Manage Email Using Gmail Lesson 2: Managing Schedules Using Google Calendar Topic A: Create and Manage Events Topic B: Customize Calendars Topic C: Create and Share Calendars Topic D: Create and Manage Tasks Lesson 3: Communicating Using Google Chat and Google Meet Topic A: Chat Using Google Chat Topic B: Participate in Meetings Using Google Meet Lesson 4: Storing and Sharing Files Using Google Drive Topic A: Add Files and Folders Topic B: Manage Files and Folders Lesson 5: Collaborating on Documents Using Docs, Slides, and Keep Topic A: Create and Edit Documents Using Google Docs Topic B: Design Presentations Using Google Slides Topic C: Take Notes Using Google Keep Lesson 6: Collaborating on Data Using Sheets and Forms Topic A: Create and Manage Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets Topic B: Design Surveys Using Google Forms Lesson 7: Collaborating on Websites Using Sites Topic A: Create and Edit Sites Topic B: Share and Publish Sites Additional course details: Nexus Humans Google WorkSpace training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Google WorkSpace course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for users who wish to analyze Website or mobile application traffic or online advertising campaigns using Google Analytics and Standard Google Analytics reports for a variety of reasons including increasing customer reach, and increasing conversions. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to will perform more in-depth analysis of website data by using Google Analytics reports. In this course, you will create a Google Analytics account, create multiple web properties to monitor, and tag website pages with Google Analytics tracking code. You will then create multiple views for collecting and analyzing data, and create filters, goals, and funnels for your views. You will then use Google Analytics real-time reports and dashboards to perform quick analysis of your monitored websites. Implementing Google Analytics Overview of Google Analytics Create a Google Analytics Account Tag Your Pages Configuring Google Analytics Configure Google Analytics Settings Configure Accounts, Properties, and Views Configuring Goals, Funnels, and Filters Configure Goals Configure Funnels Configure Filters Configuring Monitoring and Alerting Monitor Real-Time Reports Manage Dashboards Manage Custom Alerts Analyzing Website Traffic Analyze Web Traffic with Audience Reports Analyze Web Traffic with Acquisition Reports Analyzing Behavior and Conversions Analyze Data with Behavior Reports Analyze Data with Conversion Reports Create Reports with Google Data Studio

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for business users, educators, students, and knowledge workers in a variety of roles and fields who want to be able to use the apps included in Google Workspace to create and manage various types of files and communicate and collaborate with colleagues. Overview In this course, you will use the various apps included in Google Workspace to work productively as part of a team. You will: Navigate the Google Workspace environment and use Gmail to send and manage email correspondence. Manage schedules using Google Calendar™. Communicate with colleagues over text, voice, and video using Google Chat and Google Meet. Store and share files using Google Drive. Collaborate on documents using Google Docs, Google Slides™, and Google Keep™. Collaborate on data using Google Sheets and Google Forms™. Collaborate on websites using Google Sites™. The core productivity apps that make up the Google Workspace? suite enable users to work together on a variety of projects and tasks across many different industries and job roles. This course will teach you how to work efficiently and effectively in apps like Gmail?, Google Drive?, Google Docs?, Google Sheets?, Google Meet?, Google Chat?, and more?all while participating in a collaborative team environment. Lesson 1:Getting Started with Google Workspace Topic A: Navigate Google Workspace Topic B: Send and Manage Email Using Gmail Lesson 2:Managing Schedules Using Google Calendar Topic A: Create and Manage Events Topic B: Customize Calendars Topic C: Create and Share Calendars Topic D: Create and Manage Tasks Lesson 3:Communicating Using Google Chat and Google Meet Topic A: Chat Using Google Chat Topic B: Participate in Meetings Using Google Meet Lesson 4:Storing and Sharing Files Using Google Drive Topic A: Add Files and Folders Topic B: Manage Files and Folders Lesson 5:Collaborating on Documents Using Docs, Slides, and Keep Topic A: Create and Edit Documents Using Google Docs Topic B: Design Presentations Using Google Slides Topic C: Take Notes Using Google Keep Lesson 6:Collaborating on Data Using Sheets and Forms Topic A: Create and Manage Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets Topic B: Design Surveys Using Google Forms Lesson 7:Collaborating on Websites Using Sites Topic A: Create and Edit Sites Topic B: Share and Publish Sites

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud. Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud. Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs. Overview Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services. Interact with Google Cloud services. Describe ways in which customers have used Google Cloud. Choose among and use application deployment environments on Google Cloud: App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine. Choose among and use Google Cloud storage options: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Firestore. Make basic use of BigQuery, Google's managed data warehouse for analytics. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies. Introducing Google Cloud Platform Explain the advantages of Google Cloud Platform. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform. Google Compute Engine and Networking Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Compute Engine. Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Compute Engine. Google Cloud Platform Storage Options Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, and Google Cloud Bigtable. Learn how to choose between the various storage options on Google Cloud Platform. Lab: Integrating Applications with Google Cloud Storage. Google Container Engine Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud computing (Anthos). Lab: Deploying Applications Using Google Container Engine. Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine and Google Cloud Datastore. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Lab: Deploying Applications Using App Engine and Cloud Datastore. Deployment and Monitoring Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging. Lab: Getting Started with Stackdriver and Deployment Manager. Big Data and Machine Learning Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Lab: Getting Started with BigQuery. Summary and Review Summary and Review. What's Next?.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for the following participants: Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud. Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs. Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Identify Google Cloud counterparts for AWS IaaS, AWS PaaS, AWS SQL, AWS Blob Storage, AWS Application Insights, and AWS Data Lake Configure accounts, billing, projects, networks, subnets, firewalls, VMs, disks, auto scaling, load balancing, storage, databases, IAM, and more Manage and monitor applications Explain feature and pricing model differences This course with labs introduces AWS professionals to the core capabilities of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in the four technology pillars: networking, compute, storage, and database. It is designed for AWS Solution Architects and SysOps Administrators familiar with AWS features and setup and want to gain experience configuring GCP products immediately. With presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants will get details of similarities, differences, and initial how-tos quickly. Introducing Google Cloud Explain the advantages of Google Cloud. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure,including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Getting Started with Google Cloud Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud Platform. Understand how AWS?s resource hierarchy differs from Google Cloud?s. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. Understand how AWS IAM differs from Google Cloud IAM. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud Platform. Launch a solution using Cloud Marketplace. Virtual Machines in the Cloud Identify the purpose and use cases for Google Compute Engine. Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud Platform. Understand how Amazon VPC differs from Google VPC. Understand the similarities and differences between Amazon EC2 and Google Compute Engine. Understand how typical approaches to load-balancing in Google Cloud differ from those in AWS. Deploy applications using Google Compute Engine. Storage in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Cloud Storage,Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable and Cloud Datastore. Understand how Amazon S3 and Amazon Glacier compare to Cloud Storage. Compare Google Cloud?s managed database services with Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora. Learn how to choose among the various storage options on Google Cloud Platform. Load data from Cloud Storage into BigQuery. Perform a query on the data in BigQuery. Containers in the Cloud Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Understand how Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) differ from GKE. Provision a Kubernetes cluster using Kubernetes Engine. Deploy and manage Docker containers using kubectl Applications in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand how App Engine differs from Amazon Elastic Beanstalk. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Developing, Deploying and Monitoring in the Cloud Understand options for software developers to host their source code. Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand how Cloud Deployment Manager differs from AWS CloudFormation. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging. Understand how Google Monitoring differs from Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail. Create a Deployment Manager deployment. Update a Deployment Manager deployment. View the load on a VM instance using Google Monitoring. Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Understand how Google Cloud BigQuery differs from AWS Data Lake. Understand how Google Cloud Pub/Sub differs from AWS Event Hubs and Service Bus. Understand how Google Cloud?s machine-learning APIs differ from AWS's. Load data into BigQuery from Cloud Storage. Perform queries using BigQuery to gain insight into data. Summary and Review Review the products that make up Google Cloud and remember how to choose among them Understand next steps for training and certification Understand, at a high level, the process of migrating from AWS to Google Cloud. Additional course details: Nexus Humans Google Cloud Fundamentals for AWS Professionals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Google Cloud Fundamentals for AWS Professionals course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence professionals Cloud Data Engineers who will be partnering with Data Analysts to build scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform Overview This course teaches students the following skills: Derive insights from data using the analysis and visualization tools on Google Cloud Platform Interactively query datasets using Google BigQuery Load, clean, and transform data at scale Visualize data using Google Data Studio and other third-party platforms Distinguish between exploratory and explanatory analytics and when to use each approach Explore new datasets and uncover hidden insights quickly and effectively Optimizing data models and queries for price and performance Want to know how to query and process petabytes of data in seconds? Curious about data analysis that scales automatically as your data grows? Welcome to the Data Insights course! This four-course accelerated online specialization teaches course participants how to derive insights through data analysis and visualization using the Google Cloud Platform. The courses feature interactive scenarios and hands-on labs where participants explore, mine, load, visualize, and extract insights from diverse Google BigQuery datasets. The courses also cover data loading, querying, schema modeling, optimizing performance, query pricing, and data visualization. This specialization is intended for the following participants: Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence professionals Cloud Data Engineers who will be partnering with Data Analysts to build scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform To get the most out of this specialization, we recommend participants have some proficiency with ANSI SQL. Introduction to Data on the Google Cloud Platform Highlight Analytics Challenges Faced by Data Analysts Compare Big Data On-Premises vs on the Cloud Learn from Real-World Use Cases of Companies Transformed through Analytics on the Cloud Navigate Google Cloud Platform Project Basics Lab: Getting started with Google Cloud Platform Big Data Tools Overview Walkthrough Data Analyst Tasks, Challenges, and Introduce Google Cloud Platform Data Tools Demo: Analyze 10 Billion Records with Google BigQuery Explore 9 Fundamental Google BigQuery Features Compare GCP Tools for Analysts, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers Lab: Exploring Datasets with Google BigQuery Exploring your Data with SQL Compare Common Data Exploration Techniques Learn How to Code High Quality Standard SQL Explore Google BigQuery Public Datasets Visualization Preview: Google Data Studio Lab: Troubleshoot Common SQL Errors Google BigQuery Pricing Walkthrough of a BigQuery Job Calculate BigQuery Pricing: Storage, Querying, and Streaming Costs Optimize Queries for Cost Lab: Calculate Google BigQuery Pricing Cleaning and Transforming your Data Examine the 5 Principles of Dataset Integrity Characterize Dataset Shape and Skew Clean and Transform Data using SQL Clean and Transform Data using a new UI: Introducing Cloud Dataprep Lab: Explore and Shape Data with Cloud Dataprep Storing and Exporting Data Compare Permanent vs Temporary Tables Save and Export Query Results Performance Preview: Query Cache Lab: Creating new Permanent Tables Ingesting New Datasets into Google BigQuery Query from External Data Sources Avoid Data Ingesting Pitfalls Ingest New Data into Permanent Tables Discuss Streaming Inserts Lab: Ingesting and Querying New Datasets Data Visualization Overview of Data Visualization Principles Exploratory vs Explanatory Analysis Approaches Demo: Google Data Studio UI Connect Google Data Studio to Google BigQuery Lab: Exploring a Dataset in Google Data Studio Joining and Merging Datasets Merge Historical Data Tables with UNION Introduce Table Wildcards for Easy Merges Review Data Schemas: Linking Data Across Multiple Tables Walkthrough JOIN Examples and Pitfalls Lab: Join and Union Data from Multiple Tables Advanced Functions and Clauses Review SQL Case Statements Introduce Analytical Window Functions Safeguard Data with One-Way Field Encryption Discuss Effective Sub-query and CTE design Compare SQL and Javascript UDFs Lab: Deriving Insights with Advanced SQL Functions Schema Design and Nested Data Structures Compare Google BigQuery vs Traditional RDBMS Data Architecture Normalization vs Denormalization: Performance Tradeoffs Schema Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Arrays and Nested Data in Google BigQuery Lab: Querying Nested and Repeated Data More Visualization with Google Data Studio Create Case Statements and Calculated Fields Avoid Performance Pitfalls with Cache considerations Share Dashboards and Discuss Data Access considerations Optimizing for Performance Avoid Google BigQuery Performance Pitfalls Prevent Hotspots in your Data Diagnose Performance Issues with the Query Explanation map Lab: Optimizing and Troubleshooting Query Performance Advanced Insights Introducing Cloud Datalab Cloud Datalab Notebooks and Cells Benefits of Cloud Datalab Data Access Compare IAM and BigQuery Dataset Roles Avoid Access Pitfalls Review Members, Roles, Organizations, Account Administration, and Service Accounts

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is intended for network engineers and network admins that are either using Google Cloud Platform or are planning to do so. The class is also for individuals that want to be exposed to software-defined networking solutions in the cloud. Overview Configure Google VPC networks, subnets, and routers Control administrative access to VPC objects Control network access to endpoints in VPCsInterconnect networks among GCP projects Interconnect networks among GCP VPC networks and on-premises or other-cloud networks Choose among GCP load balancer and proxy options and configure them Use Cloud CDN to reduce latency and save money Optimize network spend using Network TiersConfigure Cloud NAT or Private Google Access to provide instances without public IP addresses access to other services Deploy networks declaratively using Cloud Deployment Manager or Terraform Design networks to meet common customer requirements Configure monitoring and logging to troubleshoot networks problems Learn about the broad variety of networking options on Google Cloud. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to help you explore and deploy Google Cloud networking technologies, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, subnets, and firewalls; interconnection among networks; load balancing; Cloud DNS; Cloud CDN; and Cloud NAT. You'll also learn about common network design patterns and automated deployment using Cloud Deployment Manager or Terraform. Google Cloud VPC Networking Fundamentals Recall that networks belong to projects. Explain the differences among default, auto, and custom networks. Create networks and subnets. Explain how IPv4 addresses are assigned to Compute Engine instances. Publish domain names using Google Cloud DNS. Create Compute Engine instances with IP aliases. Create Compute Engine instances with multiple virtual network. Controlling Access to VPC Networks Outline how IAM policies affect VPC networks. Control access to network resources using service accounts. Control access to Compute Engine instances with tag-based firewall rules. Sharing Networks across Projects Outline the overall workflow for configuring Shared VPC. Differentiate between the IAM roles that allow network resources to be managed. Configure peering between unrelated VPC Networks. Recall when to use Shared VPC and when to use VPC Network Peering. Load Balancing Recall the various load balancing services. Configure Layer 7 HTTP(S) load balancing. Whitelist and blacklist IP traffic with Cloud Armor. Cache content with Cloud CDN. Explain Layer 4 TCP or SSL proxy load balancing. Explain regional network load balancing. Configure internal load balancing. Recall the choices for enabling IPv6 Internet connectivity for Google Cloud load balancers. Determine which Google Cloud load balancer to use when. Hybrid Connectivity Recall the Google Cloud interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud. Explain Dedicated Interconnect and Partner Interconnect. Describe the workflow for configuring a Dedicated Interconnect. Build a connection over a VPN with Cloud Router. Determine which Google Cloud interconnect service to use when. Explain Direct Peering and Partner Peering. Determine which Google Cloud peering service to use when. Networking Pricing and Billing Recognize how networking features are charged for. Use Network Service Tiers to optimize spend. Determine which Network Service Tier to use when. Recall that labels can be used to understand networking spend. Network Design and Deployment Explain common network design patterns. Configure Private Google Access to allow access to certain Google Cloud services from VM instances with only internal IP addresses. Configure Cloud NAT to provide your instances without public IP addresses access to the internet. Automate the deployment of networks using Deployment Manager or Terraform. Launch networking solutions using Cloud Marketplace. Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting Configure uptime checks, alerting policies and charts for your network services. Use VPC Flow Logs to log and analyze network traffic behavior.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud Solutions Architects, DevOps Engineers. Individuals using Google Cloud Platform to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with a focus on Google Compute Engine. Overview Configure VPC networks and virtual machines Administer Identity and Access Management for resources Implement data storage services in GCP Manage and examine billing of GCP resources Monitor resources using Stackdriver services Connect your infrastructure to GCP Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances Automate the deployment of GCP infrastructure services Leverage managed services in GCP This class introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud Platform, with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, systems, and application services. This course also covers deploying practical solutions including securely interconnecting networks, customer-supplied encryption keys, security and access management, quotas and billing, and resource monitoring. Introduction to Google Cloud Platform List the different ways of interacting with GCP Use the GCP Console and Cloud Shell Create Cloud Storage buckets Use the GCP Marketplace to deploy solutions Virtual Networks List the VPC objects in GCP Differentiate between the different types of VPC networks Implement VPC networks and firewall rules Design a maintenance server Virtual Machines Recall the CPU and memory options for virtual machines Describe the disk options for virtual machines Explain VM pricing and discounts Use Compute Engine to create and customize VM instances Cloud IAM Describe the Cloud IAM resource hierarchy Explain the different types of IAM roles Recall the different types of IAM members Implement access control for resources using Cloud IAM Storage and Database Services Differentiate between Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Firestore and Cloud Bigtable Choose a data storage service based on your requirements Implement data storage services Resource Management Describe the cloud resource manager hierarchy Recognize how quotas protect GCP customers Use labels to organize resources Explain the behavior of budget alerts in GCP Examine billing data with BigQuery Resource Monitoring Describe the Stackdriver services for monitoring, logging, error reporting, tracing, and debugging Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Stackdriver Monitoring Use Stackdriver Debugger to identify and fix errors Interconnecting Networks Recall the GCP interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to GCP Determine which GCP interconnect or peering service to use in specific circumstances Create and configure VPN gateways Recall when to use Shared VPC and when to use VPC Network Peering Load Balancing and Autoscaling Recall the various load balancing services Determine which GCP load balancer to use in specific circumstances Describe autoscaling behavior Configure load balancers and autoscaling Infrastructure Automation Automate the deployment of GCP services using Deployment Manager or Terraform Outline the GCP Marketplace Managed Services Describe the managed services for data processing in GCP Additional course details: Nexus Humans Architecting with Google Compute Engine training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Architecting with Google Compute Engine course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is intended for the following participants: Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps/DevOps personnel Individuals using Google Cloud Platform to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with the Google Cloud Platform. Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Understand how software containers work Understand the architecture of Kubernetes Understand the architecture of Google Cloud Platform Understand how pod networking works in Kubernetes Engine Create and manage Kubernetes Engine clusters using the GCP Console and gcloud/ kubectl commands Launch, roll back and expose jobs in Kubernetes Manage access control using Kubernetes RBAC and Google Cloud IAM Managing pod security policies and network policies Using Secrets and ConfigMaps to isolate security credentials and configuration artifacts Understand GCP choices for managed storage services Monitor applications running in Kubernetes Engine This class introduces participants to deploying and managing containerized applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and the other services provided by Google Cloud Platform. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as pods, containers, deployments, and services; as well as networks and application services. This course also covers deploying practical solutions including security and access management, resource management, and resource monitoring. Introduction to Google Cloud Platform Use the Google Cloud Platform Console Use Cloud Shell Define cloud computing Identify GCPs compute services Understand regions and zones Understand the cloud resource hierarchy Administer your GCP resources Containers and Kubernetes in GCP Create a container using Cloud Build Store a container in Container Registry Understand the relationship between Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Understand how to choose among GCP compute platforms Kubernetes Architecture Understand the architecture of Kubernetes: pods, namespaces Understand the control-plane components of Kubernetes Create container images using Google Cloud Build Store container images in Google Container Registry Create a Kubernetes Engine cluster Kubernetes Operations Work with the kubectl command Inspect the cluster and Pods View a Pods console output Sign in to a Pod interactively Deployments, Jobs, and Scaling Create and use Deployments Create and run Jobs and CronJobs Scale clusters manually and automatically Configure Node and Pod affinity Get software into your cluster with Helm charts and Kubernetes Marketplace GKE Networking Create Services to expose applications that are running within Pods Use load balancers to expose Services to external clients Create Ingress resources for HTTP(S) load balancing Leverage container-native load balancing to improve Pod load balancing Define Kubernetes network policies to allow and block traffic to pods Persistent Data and Storage Use Secrets to isolate security credentials Use ConfigMaps to isolate configuration artifacts Push out and roll back updates to Secrets and ConfigMaps Configure Persistent Storage Volumes for Kubernetes Pods Use StatefulSets to ensure that claims on persistent storage volumes persist across restarts Access Control and Security in Kubernetes and Kubernetes Engine Understand Kubernetes authentication and authorization Define Kubernetes RBAC roles and role bindings for accessing resources in namespaces Define Kubernetes RBAC cluster roles and cluster role bindings for accessing cluster-scoped resources Define Kubernetes pod security policies Understand the structure of GCP IAM Define IAM roles and policies for Kubernetes Engine cluster administration Logging and Monitoring Use Stackdriver to monitor and manage availability and performance Locate and inspect Kubernetes logs Create probes for wellness checks on live applications Using GCP Managed Storage Services from Kubernetes Applications Understand pros and cons for using a managed storage service versus self-managed containerized storage Enable applications running in GKE to access GCP storage services Understand use cases for Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud Firestore, and Bigquery from within a Kubernetes application

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for the following participants: Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud Platform Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud Platform Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud Platform to address their business needs. Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Identify Google Cloud counterparts for Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Azure SQL, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Application Insights, and Azure Data Lake Configure accounts, billing, projects, networks, subnets, firewalls, VMs, disks, auto scaling, load balancing,storage, databases, IAM, and more Manage and monitor applications Explain feature and pricing model differences This 1-day instructor led course introduces Azure professionals to the core capabilities of Google Cloud in the four technology pillars: networking, compute, storage, and database. It is designed for Azure system administrators, Solution Architects and SysOps Administrators familiar with Azure features and setup; and want to gain experience configuring Google Cloud products immediately. With presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants get details of similarities, differences, and initial how-tos quickly. Introducing Google Cloud Explain the advantages of Google Cloud. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Getting Started with Google Cloud Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud. Understand how Azure's resource hierarchy differs from Google Cloud's Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. Understand how Azure AD differs from Google Cloud IAM. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud. Launch a solution using Cloud Marketplace. Virtual Machines in the Cloud Identify the purpose and use cases for Google Compute Engine Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud. Understand how Azure VPC differs from Google VPC. Understand the similarities and differences between Azure VM and Google Compute Engine. Understand how typical approaches to load-balancing in Google Cloud differ from those in Azure. Deploy applications using Google Compute Engine Storage in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable and Cloud Datastore. Understand how Azure Blob compares to Cloud Storage. Compare Google Cloud?s managed database services with Azure SQL. Learn how to choose among the various storage options on Google Cloud. Load data from Cloud Storage into BigQuery Containers in the Cloud Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Understand how Azure Kubernetes Service differs from from Google Kubernetes Engine. Provision a Kubernetes cluster using Kubernetes Engine. Deploy and manage Docker containers using kubectl Applications in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand how App Engine differs from Azure App Service. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Developing, Deploying and Monitoring in the Cloud Understand options for software developers to host their source code. Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand how Google Cloud Deployment Manager differs from Azure Resource Manager. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging Understand how Google Monitoring differs from Azure Application Insights and Azure Log Analytics. Create a Deployment Manager deployment. Update a Deployment Manager deployment. View the load on a VM instance using Google Monitoring. Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Understand how Google Cloud BigQuery differs from Azure Data Lake. Understand how Google Cloud Pub/Sub differs from Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus. Understand how Google Cloud?s machine-learning APIs differ from Azure's. Load data into BigQuery from Cloud Storage. Perform queries using BigQuery to gain insight into data Summary and Review Review the products that make up Google Cloud and remember how to choose among them Understand next steps for training and certification Understand, at a high level, the process of migrating from Azure to Google Cloud.