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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="20592" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/google-agke" lastchanged="2025-09-30T15:08:15+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine</title><productcode>AGKE</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-AGKE</fullproductcode><version>2.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create and manage workloads in Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain how pod networking works in Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define and work with different Kubernetes storage abstractions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe and manage authentication, authorization, and security in Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor applications running in Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore Google Cloud managed storage services options.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure CI/CD pipelines for Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Complete &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/google-gcp-gsgke&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;Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(GCP-GSGKE)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; or have equivalent experience.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps/DevOps personnel.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Individuals using Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with Google Cloud.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1 - Workloads: Deployments and Jobs&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Creating deployments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inspecting deployments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Updating deployments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adopting other deployment strategies.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using Jobs and Cronjobs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cluster scaling.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Controlling Pod placement with labels and affinity rules.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Controlling Pod placement with taints and tolerations.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Getting software into your cluster.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2 - Google Kubernetes Engine Networking&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Pod networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kubernetes Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Service type and load balancers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ingress&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Container-native load balancing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3 - Persistent Data and Storage&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Volumes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ephemeral volumes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Durable volumes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Statefulsets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configmaps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secrets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 4 - Access Control and Security in Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Explore Kubernetes authentication and authorization.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define Kubernetes RBAC and how it works with IAM to secure GKE clusters.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure Workload Identity to access Google Cloud services from within GKE.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secure GKE with Pod Security Standards and Pod Security Admission.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Role-Based Access Control with GKE.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5 - Google Kubernetes Engine Logging and Monitoring&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Cloud Observability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Logging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inspecting logs with the kubectl command&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inspecting logs with Cloud Logging and logging agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6 - Using Google Cloud Managed Storage Services with Google Kubernetes Engine&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Using Google Cloud services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using Cloud Storage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using Google Cloud databases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using Cloud SQL and SQL Auth Proxy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Comparing storage options.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 7 - Using CI/CD with Google Kubernetes Engine&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;What is CI/CD?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CI/CD pipeline construction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CI/CD tools available in Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Best practices for using CI/CD on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 8 - Course Summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Create and manage workloads in Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Explain how pod networking works in Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Define and work with different Kubernetes storage abstractions.
- Describe and manage authentication, authorization, and security in Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Monitor applications running in Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Explore Google Cloud managed storage services options.
- Configure CI/CD pipelines for Google Kubernetes Engine.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Complete Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine (GCP-GSGKE) or have equivalent experience.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps/DevOps personnel.
- Individuals using Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with Google Cloud.</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1 - Workloads: Deployments and Jobs



- Creating deployments.
- Inspecting deployments.
- Updating deployments.
- Adopting other deployment strategies.
- Using Jobs and Cronjobs
- Cluster scaling.
- Controlling Pod placement with labels and affinity rules.
- Controlling Pod placement with taints and tolerations.
- Getting software into your cluster.
Module 2 - Google Kubernetes Engine Networking



- Pod networking
- Kubernetes Services
- Service type and load balancers
- Ingress
- Container-native load balancing
- Network policies
Module 3 - Persistent Data and Storage



- Volumes
- Ephemeral volumes
- Durable volumes
- Statefulsets
- Configmaps
- Secrets
Module 4 - Access Control and Security in Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine



- Explore Kubernetes authentication and authorization.
- Define Kubernetes RBAC and how it works with IAM to secure GKE clusters.
- Configure Workload Identity to access Google Cloud services from within GKE.
- Secure GKE with Pod Security Standards and Pod Security Admission.
- Implement Role-Based Access Control with GKE.
Module 5 - Google Kubernetes Engine Logging and Monitoring



- Cloud Observability
- Cloud Logging
- Cloud Monitoring
- Inspecting logs with the kubectl command
- Inspecting logs with Cloud Logging and logging agents
Module 6 - Using Google Cloud Managed Storage Services with Google Kubernetes Engine



- Using Google Cloud services
- Using Cloud Storage
- Using Google Cloud databases
- Using Cloud SQL and SQL Auth Proxy.
- Comparing storage options.
Module 7 - Using CI/CD with Google Kubernetes Engine



- What is CI/CD?
- CI/CD pipeline construction
- CI/CD tools available in Google Cloud
- Best practices for using CI/CD on Google Cloud
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