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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="20542" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/google-agce" lastchanged="2026-04-01T10:06:30+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Architecting with Google Compute Engine</title><productcode>AGCE</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-AGCE</fullproductcode><version>2.2.10</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interact with the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement VPC networks and firewall rules&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Administer Identity and Access Management for resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement data storage services in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage and examine billing of Google Cloud resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor resources using Google Cloud services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Automate the deployment of Google Cloud infrastructure services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leverage managed services in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;To get the most out of this course, participants should:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Have completed &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/google-gcf-ci&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(GCF-CI)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; or have equivalent experience&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have systems operations experience, including deploying and managing applications, either on-premises or in a public cloud environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is intended for the following participants:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cloud Solutions Architects, DevOps Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Individuals using Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure, with a focus on Compute Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1- Introduction to Google Cloud&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the different ways of interacting with Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interact with the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create Cloud Storage buckets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2 - Virtual Networks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the VPC objects in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore VPC Networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Private Google Access and Cloud NAT&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3 - Virtual Machines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recall the CPU and memory options for virtual machines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the disk options for virtual machines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain VM pricing and discounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 4 - Identity and Access Management (IAM)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the IAM resource hierarchy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain the different types of IAM roles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recall the different types of IAM members&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement access control for resources using IAM&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5 - Storage and Database Services&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Differentiate between Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore and Cloud Bigtable&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose a data storage service based on your requirements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement data storage services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6 - Resource Management&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the cloud resource manager hierarchy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize how quotas protect Google Cloud customers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Organize resources using labels&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain the behavior of budget alerts in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Examine billing data with BigQuery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 7 - Resource Monitoring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the services for monitoring, logging, error reporting, tracing, and debugging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Cloud Monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify and fix errors using Cloud Debugger&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 8 - Interconnecting Networks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recall the Google Cloud interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Determine which Google Cloud interconnect or peering service to use in specific circumstances&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and configure Google Cloud HA VPN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recall when to use Shared VPC and when to use VPC Network Peering&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 9 - Load Balancing and Autoscaling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recall the various load balancing services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Determine which Google Cloud load balancer to use in specific circumstances&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe autoscaling behavior&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure load balancers and autoscaling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 10 - Infrastructure Automation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Automate the deployment of Google Cloud services using Terraform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outline the Google Cloud Marketplace&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 11 - Managed Services&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the managed services for data processing in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Interact with the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell
- Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace
- Implement VPC networks and firewall rules
- Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine
- Administer Identity and Access Management for resources
- Implement data storage services in Google Cloud
- Manage and examine billing of Google Cloud resources
- Monitor resources using Google Cloud services
- Connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud
- Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances
- Automate the deployment of Google Cloud infrastructure services
- Leverage managed services in Google Cloud</objective_plain><essentials_plain>To get the most out of this course, participants should:


- Have completed Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure (GCF-CI) or have equivalent experience
- Have basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments
- Have systems operations experience, including deploying and managing applications, either on-premises or in a public cloud environment</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is intended for the following participants:


- Cloud Solutions Architects, DevOps Engineers
- Individuals using Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure, with a focus on Compute Engine</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1- Introduction to Google Cloud


- List the different ways of interacting with Google Cloud
- Interact with the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell
- Create Cloud Storage buckets
- Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace
Module 2 - Virtual Networks


- List the VPC objects in Google Cloud
- Explore VPC Networking
- Implement Private Google Access and Cloud NAT
Module 3 - Virtual Machines


- Recall the CPU and memory options for virtual machines
- Describe the disk options for virtual machines
- Explain VM pricing and discounts
- Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine
Module 4 - Identity and Access Management (IAM)


- Describe the IAM resource hierarchy
- Explain the different types of IAM roles
- Recall the different types of IAM members
- Implement access control for resources using IAM
Module 5 - Storage and Database Services


- Differentiate between Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore and Cloud Bigtable
- Choose a data storage service based on your requirements
- Implement data storage services
Module 6 - Resource Management


- Describe the cloud resource manager hierarchy
- Recognize how quotas protect Google Cloud customers
- Organize resources using labels
- Explain the behavior of budget alerts in Google Cloud
- Examine billing data with BigQuery
Module 7 - Resource Monitoring


- Describe the services for monitoring, logging, error reporting, tracing, and debugging
- Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Cloud Monitoring
- Identify and fix errors using Cloud Debugger
Module 8 - Interconnecting Networks


- Recall the Google Cloud interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud
- Determine which Google Cloud interconnect or peering service to use in specific circumstances
- Create and configure Google Cloud HA VPN
- Recall when to use Shared VPC and when to use VPC Network Peering
Module 9 - Load Balancing and Autoscaling


- Recall the various load balancing services
- Determine which Google Cloud load balancer to use in specific circumstances
- Describe autoscaling behavior
- Configure load balancers and autoscaling
Module 10 - Infrastructure Automation


- Automate the deployment of Google Cloud services using Terraform
- Outline the Google Cloud Marketplace
Module 11 - Managed Services


- Describe the managed services for data processing in Google Cloud</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">1995.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">1250.00</price><price country="ES" currency="EUR">1460.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">2500.00</price><price country="IN" currency="USD">1295.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">1995.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1980.00</price><price country="IL" currency="ILS">6770.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">2095.00</price><price country="GR" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="MK" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">2095.00</price><price country="HU" currency="EUR">1950.00</price><price country="PL" currency="PLN">5200.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">2755.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">2450.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>