Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation

This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, virtual machines and applications services. You will learn how to use the Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell. You'll also learn about the role of a cloud architect, approaches to infrastructure design, and virtual networking configuration with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Projects, Networks, Subnetworks, IP addresses, Routes, and Firewall rules.

• Introduction
• Course Introduction
• Welcome to Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
• Interacting with Google Cloud
• Module Overview
• Using Google Cloud
• Lab Intro: Working with the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell
• Working with the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell
• Lab Review: Working with the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell
• Lab Intro: Infrastructure Preview
• Infrastructure Preview
• Lab Review: Infrastructure Preview
• Demo: Projects
• Quiz: Interacting with Google Cloud
• Module Review
• Virtual Networks
• Module Overview
• Virtual Private Cloud
• Projects, networks, and subnetworks
• Demo: Expand a Subnet
• IP addresses
• Demo: Internal and external IP
• Mapping IP addresses
• IP addresses for default domains
• Routes and firewall rules
• Pricing
• Lab Intro: VPC Networking
• VPC Networking
• Lab Review: VPC Networking
• Common network designs
• Lab Intro: Implement Private Google Access and Cloud NAT
• Implement Private Google Access and Cloud NAT
• Lab Review: Implement Private Google Access and Cloud NAT
• Quiz: Virtual Networks
• Module Review
• Virtual Machines
• Module Overview
• Compute Engine
• Demo: Create a VM
• VM access and lifecycle
• Lab Intro: Creating Virtual Machines
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Lab Review: Creating Virtual Machines
• Compute options
• Compute pricing
• Special compute configurations
• Images
• Disk options
• Common Compute Engine actions
• Lab Intro: Working with Virtual Machines
• Working with Virtual Machines
• Lab Review: Working with Virtual Machines
• Quiz: Virtual Machines
• Module Review
• Course Review
• Next Course: Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
• Course Resources
• Course Resources
• Your Next Steps
• Course Badge