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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="19522" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/google-gcp-gsgke" lastchanged="2026-04-01T09:56:22+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine</title><productcode>GCP-GSGKE</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-GCP-GSGKE</fullproductcode><version>2.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and the gcloud/kubectl commands.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Having 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 having equivalent experience&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Application developers, cloud solutions architects, DevOps engineers, IT managers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Individuals who use 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 - Introduction to the Course&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course introduction explains the course goals and previews each section.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2 - Introduction to Google Cloud&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify Google Cloud services and their functions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose the right Google Cloud services to create your own cloud solution.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management (IAM).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify how costs can be managed in the resource hierarchy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell to create virtual machines (VMs), service accounts, and buckets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Activities:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Accessing the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quiz: Module quiz&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3 - Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outline the concept of Google Kubernetes Engine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create a container using Cloud Build.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Activities:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Working with Cloud Build&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quiz: Module quiz&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 4 - Kubernetes Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Conceptualize the Kubernetes architecture.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify how to view and manage Kubernetes objects.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Distinguish between Google Kubernetes Engines modes of operation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy a Kubernetes cluster by using GKE.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Activities:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Developing GKE Autopilot clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quiz: Module quiz&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5 - Kubernetes Operations&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with the kubectl command.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Inspect the cluster and Pods.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;View a Pod&amp;rsquo;s console output.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sign in interactively to a Pod.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Activities: 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters from Cloud Shell&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quiz: Module quiz&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6 - Course Summary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.&lt;/p&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.
- Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.
- Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.
- Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and the gcloud/kubectl commands.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- Having completed Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure (GCF-CI), or having equivalent experience
- Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Application developers, cloud solutions architects, DevOps engineers, IT managers
- Individuals who use Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with Google Cloud.</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1 - Introduction to the Course

The course introduction explains the course goals and previews each section.

Module 2 - Introduction to Google Cloud



- Identify Google Cloud services and their functions.
- Choose the right Google Cloud services to create your own cloud solution.
- Define the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Identify how costs can be managed in the resource hierarchy.
- Use the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell to create virtual machines (VMs), service accounts, and buckets.
Activities:



- Lab: Accessing the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell
- Quiz: Module quiz
Module 3 - Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes



- Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers.
- Identify the purpose of and use cases for Kubernetes.
- Outline the concept of Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Create a container using Cloud Build.
Activities:



- Lab: Working with Cloud Build
- Quiz: Module quiz
Module 4 - Kubernetes Architecture



- Conceptualize the Kubernetes architecture.
- Identify how to view and manage Kubernetes objects.
- Distinguish between Google Kubernetes Engines modes of operation.
- Deploy a Kubernetes cluster by using GKE.
Activities:



- Lab: Developing GKE Autopilot clusters
- Quiz: Module quiz
Module 5 - Kubernetes Operations



- Work with the kubectl command.
- Inspect the cluster and Pods.
- View a Pod’s console output.
- Sign in interactively to a Pod.
Activities: 



- Lab: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters from Cloud Shell
- Quiz: Module quiz
Module 6 - Course Summary

The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="1">1 day</duration><pricelist><price country="IT" currency="EUR">650.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">595.00</price><price country="IN" currency="USD">295.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">695.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">695.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">850.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">595.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">660.00</price><price country="IL" currency="ILS">2260.00</price><price country="PL" currency="PLN">2400.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">650.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">820.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">950.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">950.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">950.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">790.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>