Professional Cloud Architect –  Google Cloud Certification Guide
eBook - ePub

Professional Cloud Architect – Google Cloud Certification Guide

A handy guide to designing, developing, and managing enterprise-grade GCP cloud solutions

  1. 520 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Professional Cloud Architect – Google Cloud Certification Guide

A handy guide to designing, developing, and managing enterprise-grade GCP cloud solutions

About this book

Become a Professional Cloud Architect by exploring essential concepts, tools, and services in GCP and working through tests designed to help you get certified

Key Features

  • Plan and design a GCP cloud solution architecture
  • Ensure the security and reliability of your cloud solutions and operations
  • Test yourself by taking mock tests with up-to-date exam questions

Book Description

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the leading cloud service suites and offers solutions for storage, analytics, big data, machine learning, and application development. It features an array of services that can help organizations to get the best out of their infrastructure. This comprehensive guide covers a variety of topics specific to Google's Professional Cloud Architect official exam syllabus and guides you in using the right methods for effective use of GCP services.

You'll start by exploring GCP, understanding the benefits of becoming a certified architect, and learning how to register for the exam. You'll then delve into the core services that GCP offers such as computing, storage, and security. As you advance, this GCP book will help you get up to speed with methods to scale and automate your cloud infrastructure and delve into containers and services. In the concluding chapters, you'll discover security best practices and even gain insights into designing applications with GCP services and monitoring your infrastructure as a GCP architect.

By the end of this book, you will be well versed in all the topics required to pass Google's Professional Cloud Architect exam and use GCP services effectively.

What you will learn

  • Manage your GCP infrastructure with Google Cloud management options such as CloudShell and SDK
  • Understand the use cases for different storage options
  • Design a solution with security and compliance in mind
  • Monitor GCP compute options
  • Discover machine learning and the different machine learning models offered by GCP
  • Understand what services need to be used when planning and designing your architecture

Who this book is for

If you are a cloud architect, cloud engineer, administrator, or any IT professional who wants to learn how to implement Google Cloud services in your organization and become a GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of server infrastructure, including Linux and Windows Servers, is assumed. Knowledge of network and storage will also be helpful.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright and Credits
  3. Dedication
  4. About Packt
  5. Foreword
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Section 1: Introduction to GCP
  9. GCP Cloud Architect Professional
  10. Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
  11. Google Cloud Platform Core Services
  12. Section 2: Managing, Designing, and Planning a Cloud Solution Architecture
  13. Working with Google Compute Engine
  14. Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine
  15. Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option
  16. Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions
  17. Networking Options in GCP
  18. Exploring Storage Options in GCP - Part 1
  19. Exploring Storage Options in GCP - Part 2
  20. Analyzing Big Data Options
  21. Putting Machine Learning to Work
  22. Section 3: Designing for Security and Compliance
  23. Security and Compliance
  24. Section 4: Managing Implementation
  25. Google Cloud Management Options
  26. Section 5: Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability
  27. Monitoring Your Infrastructure
  28. Section 6: Exam Focus
  29. Case Studies
  30. Test Your Knowledge
  31. Assessments
  32. Other Books You May Enjoy

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