Online Course – Google Cloud Networking Certified Professional Internship at the Google Cloud Institute

Advance your career in cloud networking. Design, develop, and manage cloud networking solutions to advance 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

  • Analytical thinking skills
  • Strategic planning
  • Time management
  • Developing communication skills
  • Teamwork
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical thinking
  • Use of technological tools
  • Understanding data information
  • Leadership development

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Network Engineer
  • system administrator
  • Cloud Networking Solutions Specialist
  • Software-defined networking solutions developer

Focus – 3-part course series

This focus offers participants a comprehensive introduction to basic infrastructure and networking capabilities on the Google Cloud Platform. Through recorded lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, participants will explore and implement networking technologies on GCP, such as:

  • Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Networks
  • Subnets
  • Firewalls
  • Connecting networks
  • Load balancing
  • Cloud DNS
  • Cloud CDN

The focus will also cover common network design patterns and automated deployment using Deployment Manager.

The course is intended for the following participants:

  • Network engineers and system administrators who use Google Cloud Platform or plan to do so.
  • People interested in being exposed to software-defined networking solutions in the cloud.

To get the most out of this course, participants should have:

  • Previous understanding of the OSI layer 7 model.
  • Prior understanding of IPv4 addresses.
  • Previous experience in managing IPv4 routes.

Practical learning projects

This focus includes hands-on labs using our Qwiklabs platform.

The hands-on components will allow you to apply the skills you learned in the video lectures. The projects will cover topics such as Google Cloud Platform products, used and configured in Qwiklabs. You can expect to gain hands-on experience with the concepts explained during the modules.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Google Cloud Basics: Core Infrastructure

Course 1 • 6 hours • 4.7 (48,227 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Understand the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.
  • Define how the infrastructure is organized and managed in Google Cloud.
  • Explain how to create basic infrastructure in Google Cloud.
  • Choose and use Google Cloud storage options.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Google Search Engine
  • Category: Google App Engine (GAE)
  • Category: Google Cloud Platform
  • Category: Cloud Computing

Networking in Google Cloud: Basics

Course 2 • 5 hours • 4.8 (1,564 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Explain the concept of multiple network interfaces (NICs) and why they are useful in a VPC network.
  • Connect two or more VPC networks.
  • Distinguish between standard and premium network services.
  • Use Network Intelligence Center, cloud logging, and cloud monitoring to diagnose network issues.

Google Cloud Network: Routing and Addressing

Course 3 • 3 hours • 4.8 (1,037 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Establish a connection to Google Cloud VPC networks.
  • Set private connection options to provide access to external resources and services from internal networks.
  • Identify the best network service layer for your needs.
  • Set up monitoring and logging to diagnose network problems.