Google Cloud Platform Administration

Overview

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Mastering Google Cloud Platform administration is essential for modern IT professionals responsible for building, securing, and optimizing cloud environments. This course provides a structured path to understanding the core components of GCP and their impact on scalable, resilient infrastructure in today’s cloud-driven world. Through step-by-step lessons, you will develop practical skills in compute, storage, networking, containers, identity, and operations. You’ll learn not just what each GCP service does, but how to configure, monitor, and manage them to support real organizational workloads. The course stands out by blending foundational theory with hands-on exploration, ensuring that every concept connects directly to real administrative tasks and operational workflows. You’ll gain both conceptual clarity and job-ready experience. This course is ideal for aspiring or current cloud administrators, IT support professionals, and system engineers looking to build or validate GCP skills. Basic familiarity with general IT or cloud concepts is helpful but not required.

Syllabus

Introduction to Google Cloud Platform

In this section, we introduce cloud computing and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), analyze its services, compare GCP with AWS and Azure, and guide account setup using the free tier.

Google Cloud Platform Compute

In this section, we explore GCP compute services including Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, and Cloud Functions. We examine their deployment options and use cases for efficient cloud resource management.

Google Cloud Platform Storage

In this section, we explore GCP storage options including persistent storage, Cloud Storage buckets, and database services like Spanner, SQL, and Bigtable. We focus on practical implementation and scalable data management.

Google Cloud Platform Networking

In this section, we explore GCP VPC networks, firewall rules, and peering for cloud networking.

Google Cloud Platform Containers

In this section, we explore Kubernetes core concepts, cluster administration, and GCP networking. Key learning points include managing clusters and configuring network settings for containerized applications.

Google Cloud Platform Operations

In this section, we explore Stackdriver monitoring, logging, error reporting, and APM tools to manage and debug cloud applications effectively.

Google Cloud Platform Identity and Security

In this section, we explore GCP identity and security, focusing on IAM, KMS, cloud security scanner, and security keys for access control and data protection.

Google Cloud Platform Billing

In this section, we explore GCP billing concepts, manage billing accounts, and analyze billing accounts.

Google Cloud Platform Tools

In this section, we explore GCP Deployment Manager, GCP Marketplace, Cloud SDKs, and Cloud Shell for efficient application deployment and cloud management.