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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="37141" language="fr" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-course/google-aopgc" lastchanged="2026-05-08T02:17:47+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-courses"><title>Agent Operations on Google Cloud</title><productcode>AOPGC</productcode><vendorcode>GO</vendorcode><vendorname>Google</vendorname><fullproductcode>GO-AOPGC</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Optimize efficiency and consistency of agent deployments with CI/CD&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ensure agent quality by implementing and operating evaluation systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leverage observability solutions for debugging and continuous improvement&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Establish guardrails against agent-specific threats&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build and use a governed artifact management ecosystem&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apply FinOps strategies to understand and manage agent costs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Completion of &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/fr/course/google-dmasadkae&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;Deploy Multi-Agent Systems with Agent Development Kit and Agent Engine &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(DMASADKAE)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; or equivalent knowledge&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Python&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prompt engineering&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agent Development Kit&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Application Developers, DevOps Engineers, ML Engineers and anyone deploying agentic applications on Google Cloud&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;h4&gt;Module 1 - Introduction to AgentOps on Google Cloud&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Challenges of managing production agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Core principles of AgentOps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;AgentOps on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navigate the challenges of managing production agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define the core principles of AgentOps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Architect agent operations on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 2 - CI/CD for Agent Deployments&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CI/CD review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agentic deployment targets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CI/CD tooling and patterns on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud Build automation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leverage CI/CD tooling and patterns for agentic solutions on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Select the deployment target for agents on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build a complete CI/CD pipeline for an agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: CI/CD for Agents on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 3 - Observability for Debugging and Improvement&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Observability review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logging with agent callback logging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logging and tracing with OpenTelemetry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify challenges addressed by observability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instrument an ADK agent with structured logs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enable OpenTelemetry tracing on Agent Engine and Cloud Run&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leverage BigQuery and Looker Studio for visualization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Instrument and Debug Agents with Cloud Logging, and Cloud Trace&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 4 - Agent Evaluation and Quality Assurance&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Testing generative AI model responses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evaluating model responses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Perform validation on model responses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evaluate agent behavior, tool usage, and trajectory correctness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and manage evalsets using ADK Web UI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evaluate evalsets with ADK UI, CLI, or code&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the Vertex AI Generative AI Evaluation Service&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Evaluating Agents with ADK&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 5 - Security and Governance&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Model and context security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agent access&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Secure model inputs and outputs with Model Armor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Protect sensitive data using Sensitive Data Protection with Model Armor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secure the connection between a user and an agent&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lab: Enhancing AI Security with Model Armor and Sensitive Data Protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Module 6 - Applying FinOps to Agent Costs&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topics:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Primary cost drivers for AI Agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cost-efficienct agentic systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;FinOps on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify the primary cost drivers of AI agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reduce token and model costs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Architect cost-efficient agent systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement a measurable AI FinOps loop on Google Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Optimize efficiency and consistency of agent deployments with CI/CD
- Ensure agent quality by implementing and operating evaluation systems
- Leverage observability solutions for debugging and continuous improvement
- Establish guardrails against agent-specific threats
- Build and use a governed artifact management ecosystem
- Apply FinOps strategies to understand and manage agent costs</objective_plain><essentials_plain>- Completion of Deploy Multi-Agent Systems with Agent Development Kit and Agent Engine (DMASADKAE) or equivalent knowledge
- Python
- Prompt engineering
- Agent Development Kit</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Application Developers, DevOps Engineers, ML Engineers and anyone deploying agentic applications on Google Cloud</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1 - Introduction to AgentOps on Google Cloud


Topics:



- Challenges of managing production agents
- Core principles of AgentOps
- AgentOps on Google Cloud
Objectives:



- Navigate the challenges of managing production agents
- Define the core principles of AgentOps
- Architect agent operations on Google Cloud
Module 2 - CI/CD for Agent Deployments


Topics:



- CI/CD review
- Agentic deployment targets
- CI/CD tooling and patterns on Google Cloud
- Cloud Build automation
Objectives:



- Leverage CI/CD tooling and patterns for agentic solutions on Google Cloud
- Select the deployment target for agents on Google Cloud
- Build a complete CI/CD pipeline for an agent
Activities:



- Lab: CI/CD for Agents on Google Cloud
Module 3 - Observability for Debugging and Improvement


Topics:



- Observability review
- Logging with agent callback logging
- Logging and tracing with OpenTelemetry
Objectives:



- Identify challenges addressed by observability
- Instrument an ADK agent with structured logs
- Enable OpenTelemetry tracing on Agent Engine and Cloud Run
- Leverage BigQuery and Looker Studio for visualization
Activities:



- Lab: Instrument and Debug Agents with Cloud Logging, and Cloud Trace
Module 4 - Agent Evaluation and Quality Assurance


Topics:



- Testing generative AI model responses
- Evaluating model responses
Objectives:



- Perform validation on model responses
- Evaluate agent behavior, tool usage, and trajectory correctness
- Create and manage evalsets using ADK Web UI
- Evaluate evalsets with ADK UI, CLI, or code
- Use the Vertex AI Generative AI Evaluation Service
Activities:



- Lab: Evaluating Agents with ADK
Module 5 - Security and Governance


Topics:



- Model and context security
- Agent access
Objectives:



- Secure model inputs and outputs with Model Armor
- Protect sensitive data using Sensitive Data Protection with Model Armor
- Secure the connection between a user and an agent
Activities:



- Lab: Enhancing AI Security with Model Armor and Sensitive Data Protection
Module 6 - Applying FinOps to Agent Costs


Topics:



- Primary cost drivers for AI Agents
- Cost-efficienct agentic systems
- FinOps on Google Cloud
Objectives:



- Identify the primary cost drivers of AI agents
- Reduce token and model costs
- Architect cost-efficient agent systems
- Implement a measurable AI FinOps loop on Google Cloud</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="1">1 jour</duration><pricelist><price country="US" currency="USD">595.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">820.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">550.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">650.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">550.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">550.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">550.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">550.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>