{"course":{"productid":18637,"modality":1,"active":true,"language":"en","title":"Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure","productcode":"GCF-CI","vendorcode":"GO","vendorname":"Google","fullproductcode":"GO-GCF-CI","courseware":{"has_ekit":false,"has_printkit":true,"language":"en"},"url":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/course\/google-gcf-ci","objective":"<ul>\n<li>Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.<\/li><li>Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Explain how to create basic infrastructure in Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Select and use Google Cloud storage options.<\/li><li>Describe the purpose and value of Google Kubernetes Engine.<\/li><li>Identify the use cases for serverless Google Cloud services.<\/li><li>Explore Google Clouds Generative AI tools and best practices.<\/li><\/ul>","essentials":"<p>Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems, and data analytics or machine 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infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 02: Resources and Access in the Cloud<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Cloud resource hierarchy<\/li><li>IAM<\/li><li>IAM roles<\/li><li>Service accounts<\/li><li>Cloud Identity<\/li><li>Interacting with Google Cloud<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Define the purpose of and use cases for IAM.<\/li><li>List the methods of interaction with Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Use Cloud Marketplace to interact with Google Cloud.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace<\/li><li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 03: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virtual Private Cloud networking<\/li><li>Compute Engine<\/li><li>Scaling virtual machines<\/li><li>Important VPC compatibilities<\/li><li>Cloud Load Balancing<\/li><li>Cloud DNS and Cloud CDN<\/li><li>Connecting networks to Google VPC<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore the basics of networking in Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Identify the purpose of and use cases for Compute Engine.<\/li><li>Outline how Google Compute Engine can scale<\/li><li>Detail important VPC compatibilities including routing tables, firewalls and VPC peering.<\/li><li>Explore how Cloud Load Balancing functions in Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Deploy a basic infrastructure to Google Cloud.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab: Getting Started with VPC Networking and Google Compute Engine<\/li><li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 04: Storage in the Cloud<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud Storage<\/li><li>Cloud SQL<\/li><li>Cloud Spanner<\/li><li>Firestore<\/li><li>Cloud Bigtable<\/li><li>Comparing storage options<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the purpose of and use cases for Cloud Storage.<\/li><li>Distinguish between Cloud storage classes.<\/li><li>Distinguish between Google Cloud&#039;s database storage options.<\/li><li>Deploy an application that uses Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL<\/li><li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 05: Containers in the Cloud<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to containers<\/li><li>Kubernetes<\/li><li>Google Kubernetes Engine<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.<\/li><li>Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 06: Applications in the Cloud<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud Run<\/li><li>Cloud Functions<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run.<\/li><li>Describe how Cloud Functions can support application development on Google Cloud.<\/li><li>Deploy a containerized application on Cloud Run.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab: Hello Cloud Run<\/li><li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 07: Prompt Engineering<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to generative AI<\/li><li>Introduction to large language models<\/li><li>Prompt engineering and recommended practices<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define what generative AI is.<\/li><li>Explain how large language models are trained.<\/li><li>Detail the elements and types of a prompt.<\/li><li>Explore recommended practices when constructing prompts<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quiz: Module quiz<\/li><\/ul><h5>Module 08: Course Summary<\/h5><p>\n<strong>Topics:<\/strong> The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>: Summarize the content covered in each section of the course.<\/p>","summary":"<p>This course uses lectures and labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services. You learn about the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies.<\/p>","objective_plain":"- Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.\n- Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud.\n- Explain how to create basic infrastructure in Google Cloud.\n- Select and use Google Cloud storage options.\n- Describe the purpose and value of Google Kubernetes Engine.\n- Identify the use cases for serverless Google Cloud services.\n- Explore Google Clouds Generative AI tools and best practices.","essentials_plain":"Familiarity with application development, systems operations, Linux operating systems, and data analytics or machine learning is helpful in understanding the technologies covered.","audience_plain":"- Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud\n- Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud\n- Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud to address their business needs","outline_plain":"Module 01: Introducing Google Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Cloud computing overview\n- IaaS and PaaS\n- The Google Cloud network\n- Environmental impact\n- Security\n- Open-source ecosystems\n- Pricing and billing\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Identify the benefits of Google Cloud.\n- Define the components of Google network infrastructure, including points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones.\n- Identify the difference between infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).\nModule 02: Resources and Access in the Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Google Cloud resource hierarchy\n- IAM\n- IAM roles\n- Service accounts\n- Cloud Identity\n- Interacting with Google Cloud\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud.\n- Define the purpose of and use cases for IAM.\n- List the methods of interaction with Google Cloud.\n- Use Cloud Marketplace to interact with Google Cloud.\nActivities:\n\n\n- Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 03: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Virtual Private Cloud networking\n- Compute Engine\n- Scaling virtual machines\n- Important VPC compatibilities\n- Cloud Load Balancing\n- Cloud DNS and Cloud CDN\n- Connecting networks to Google VPC\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Explore the basics of networking in Google Cloud.\n- Identify the purpose of and use cases for Compute Engine.\n- Outline how Google Compute Engine can scale\n- Detail important VPC compatibilities including routing tables, firewalls and VPC peering.\n- Explore how Cloud Load Balancing functions in Google Cloud.\n- Deploy a basic infrastructure to Google Cloud.\nActivities\n\n\n- Lab: Getting Started with VPC Networking and Google Compute Engine\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 04: Storage in the Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Cloud Storage\n- Cloud SQL\n- Cloud Spanner\n- Firestore\n- Cloud Bigtable\n- Comparing storage options\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Identify the purpose of and use cases for Cloud Storage.\n- Distinguish between Cloud storage classes.\n- Distinguish between Google Cloud's database storage options.\n- Deploy an application that uses Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage.\nActivities:\n\n\n- Lab: Getting Started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 05: Containers in the Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Introduction to containers\n- Kubernetes\n- Google Kubernetes Engine\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.\n- Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine.\nActivities:\n\n\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 06: Applications in the Cloud\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n\n- Cloud Run\n- Cloud Functions\nObjectives\n\n\n\n- Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run.\n- Describe how Cloud Functions can support application development on Google Cloud.\n- Deploy a containerized application on Cloud Run.\nActivities:\n\n\n- Lab: Hello Cloud Run\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 07: Prompt Engineering\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n- Introduction to generative AI\n- Introduction to large language models\n- Prompt engineering and recommended practices\nObjectives:\n\n\n- Define what generative AI is.\n- Explain how large language models are trained.\n- Detail the elements and types of a prompt.\n- Explore recommended practices when constructing prompts\nActivities:\n\n\n- Quiz: Module quiz\nModule 08: Course Summary\n\n\nTopics: The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.\n\nObjectives: Summarize the content covered in each section of the course.","summary_plain":"This course uses lectures and labs to give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services. 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