Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Google Cloud’s Google Compute Engine Architecture

Professional development in cloud architecture. Design, development, and management of cloud solutions to achieve business goals.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Infrastructure components such as networks
  • Application systems and services
  • Secure network connection
  • Customer-provided encryption keys
  • Security and access management
  • Quota, billing, and resource monitoring
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform products
  • Understanding users and nesters in Qwiklabs
  • Applying practical skills in video lessons

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • DevOps Engineers
  • Cloud Solutions Architects
  • Developers using Google Cloud Platform
  • IT professionals who integrate systems and infrastructure with Google Cloud Platform
  • Information Security Managers
  • Cloud project managers
  • Cloud Infrastructure Experts

Internship – 5-part course series

The specialization name was changed from “Architecture Specialization on Google Cloud Platform” to “Architecture Specialization with Google Compute Engine” on June 12, 2020.

This specialization introduces participants to the flexible and comprehensive infrastructure and platform services offered by Google Cloud Platform. Through a series of presentations, demos, and hands-on testing, participants can explore and implement various solution components, including:

  • Infrastructure components such as networks
  • Application systems and services
  • Secure network connection
  • Customer-provided encryption keys
  • Security and access management
  • Quota, billing, and resource monitoring

Target audience

  • DevOps Engineers and Cloud Solutions Architects
  • People who use Google Cloud Platform to create new solutions or integrate existing systems, infrastructure, and application environments with Google Cloud Platform

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Hands-on Learning Project

This internship includes hands-on labs using our Qwiklabs platform. These hands-on components will allow participants to apply the skills they acquire in the video lessons. Projects will address topics such as:

  • Google Cloud Platform products
  • Users and critics of Qwiklabs

In addition, participants will gain practical experience with the terms explained in all modules.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Course 1

Duration: 5 hours

Rating: 4.8 (1,261 ratings)

  • Understand the purpose and value of Google’s cloud products and services
  • Define how Google Cloud infrastructure is organized and managed
  • Explain how to create basic infrastructure in Google Cloud
  • Categorize and use Google Cloud storage options

Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation

Course 2

Duration: 8 hours

Rating: 4.8 (359 ratings)

  • To interact with the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell
  • Implement solutions with Google Cloud Marketplace
  • Implement VPC networks and firewalls
  • Create and customize VM instances with Compute Engine

Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services

Course 3

Duration: 7 hours

Rating: 4.8 (249 ratings)

  • Identity management and access to resources
  • Implementing Google cloud data storage solutions
  • Manage and analyze charges for Google Cloud resources
  • Monitoring resources using Google Cloud management tools

Elastic cloud infrastructure: scaling and automation

Course 4

Duration: 7 hours

Rating: 4.9 (165 ratings)

  • Connecting infrastructure to Google’s cloud
  • Configure load balancing and auto-scaling for VM instances
  • Automating the implementation of Google Cloud infrastructure services
  • Using Google Cloud Managed Services

Trusted Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process

Course 5

Duration: 8 hours

Rating: 4.8 (143 ratings)

  • Apply a set of questions, techniques, and design considerations
  • Define the application requirements and express them objectively as KPI, SLO, and SLI
  • Break down the application requirements to find the right boundaries for the microservices
  • Leverage Google Cloud Developers tools to set up automated, modern pipelines