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This course provides an introduction to the GDC platform—which enables you to host, control, and manage infrastructure and services directly on your premises. GDC air-gapped is one component of Google Distributed Cloud offering which aligns to Google’s digital sovereignty vision. It supports public-sector customers and commercial entities that have strict data residency, security or privacy requirements.

Syllabus

  • Course overview
    • GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals overview
  • Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped platform overview
    • Module overview
    • What is GDC
    • GDC deployment models
    • GDC scalability
    • GDC platform services
    • Cymbal Federal’s deployment
    • Module review
    • Knowledge check
  • GDC air-gapped user personas
    • Module overview
    • Overview of user roles personas
    • Infrastructure Operator
    • Platform Administrator
    • Application Operator
    • Module review
    • Knowledge check
  • Interacting with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped
    • Module overview
    • GDC console overview
    • gdcloud CLI setup and configuration
    • gdcloud authentication
    • gdcloud CLI commands and examples
    • Troubleshooting common issues
    • API interface
    • Module review
    • Knowledge check
  • IAM and organization policies
    • Module overview
    • IAM overview
    • Demo1 GDC CLI - Create and manage service Accounts
    • Demo2 GDC GUI - Create and remove service accounts
    • Authorization
    • IAM best practices
    • Organization policies
    • Demo GDC - GUI Create a user and create a project
    • Module review
    • Knowledge check
  • Virtual machines
    • Module overview
    • Create and configure VMs
    • VM disks, snapshots, and backups
    • VM management in GDC
    • Demo GDC GUI - VMS Create, enable SSH access, login, manage, and delete
    • Module review
    • Knowledge check
  • Review: GDC platform introduction
    • Course 1 review
    • Course slides
    • Additional resources
  • Your Next Steps
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