- Course Introduction
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
Enroll in the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme and learn about Google cloud platform from Coursera.
Beginner
Online
10 Weeks
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Course overview
The Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme introduces essential concepts and terminology. To work with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), these essential concepts and terminology are a mandatory requirement. On the Google Cloud Platform, candidates are able to learn and compare different computing and storage resources including BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, Google App Engine, Google Computer Engine, Google Cloud SQL and Google Kubernetes Engine. Candidates will be learning about the essential resources for resource and policy management like the Access Management of Google and the hierarchy of Google Cloud Resource Manager and Identity. Hands-on labs will give candidates the basic abilities to work with the Google Cloud Platform.
By enrolling on the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme candidates will be acquiring fundamental knowledge on Google Cloud Platform. The Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure course is part of multiple programmes. All the programmes are related to the Google Cloud Platform. To become an expert, candidates are advised to take one of the programmes completely, not just the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure course. Google Cloud Platform has so many uses in the real world. So the learning will help candidates to achieve many in their career.
The highlights
- Full percent online course
- 8 hours course duration
- Flexible schedule
- Intermediate level
- Shareable certificate
- Offered by Google Cloud
Program offerings
- Online programme
- Quiz
- Assignments
- Videos
- Readings
- Practice exercises
Course and certificate fees
The Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure program fee is Rs. 4,015 per month.
The fee details of Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme
Particulars | Amount |
Monthly subscription | Rs. 4,015 per month |
Note: Monthly subscription comes with additional benefits.
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
Eligibility criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To get certified in the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme first candidates should subscribe to the programme. Then after the successful completion of the programme each candidate will be awarded a certificate.
What you will learn
After the completion of the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure programme candidates will be learning these things in details:
- Introducing google cloud platform, virtual machines in the cloud, getting started with Google cloud platform, containers in the cloud, storage in the cloud, development, deployment and monitoring in the cloud, applications in the cloud, big data and machine learning on the cloud, summary and review
- The candidate will gain skills like Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing and Google App Engine (GAE)
Admission details
Filling the form
Applicants of the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: The Core Infrastructure programme has to follow the steps below.
Step 1: Visit the course website.
Step 2: Click on the “Enroll for Free” button that will take you to another page.
Step 3: If you have an account in Coursera, log in. Otherwise, sign up with Google/Facebook/Apple account.
Step 4: You will be taken to the home page. Since the course is a part of multiple programmes you have to select the one which you are interested in.
Step 5: There will be two options in this step. (i) Monthly subscription and (i) 4-course specialisation. The second option comes with a deduction of Rs. 732. Select according to the interest.
Step 6: There will be a 7 day free trial for everyone. Payment is to be done only after the end of a free trial.
There is a free audit option available, in which no certificate is provided but access to most of the contents are available.
The syllabus
Week 1: Course Introduction
Video
Week 2: Introducing Google Cloud
Videos
- Cloud computing overview
- IaaS and PaaS
- The Google Cloud network
- Environmental impact
- Security
- Open source ecosystems
- Pricing and billing
Practice Exercise
- Introducing Google Cloud
Week 3: Resources and Access in the Cloud
Videos
- Google Cloud resource hierarchy
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Service accounts
- Cloud Identity
- Interacting with Google Cloud
- Coursera: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform and Qwiklabs
Practice Exercise
- Resources and Access in Google Cloud
Week 4: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
Videos
- Virtual Private Cloud networking
- Compute Engine
- Scaling virtual machines
- Important VPC compatibilities
- Cloud Load Balancing
- Cloud DNS and Cloud CDN
- Connecting networks to Google VPC
Practice Exercise
- Quiz: Virtual Machines and Networks in the Cloud
Week 5: Storage in the Cloud
Videos
- Google Cloud storage options
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud Storage: Storage classes and data transfer
- Cloud SQL
- Cloud Spanner
- Firestore
- Cloud Bigtable
- Comparing storage options
Practice Exercise
- Storage in the Cloud
Week 6: Containers in the Cloud
Videos
- Introduction to containers
- Kubernetes
- Google Kubernetes Engine
- Hybrid and multi-cloud
- Anthos
Practice Exercise
- Containers in the Cloud
Week 7: Applications in the Cloud
Videos
- App Engine
- App Engine environments
- Google Cloud API management tools
- Cloud Run
Practice Exercise
- Applications in the Cloud
Week 8: Developing and Deploying in the Cloud
Videos
- Development in the cloud
- Deployment: Infrastructure as Code
Practice Exercise
- Developing and Deploying in the Cloud
Week 9: Logging and Monitoring in the Cloud
Videos
- The importance of monitoring
- Measuring performance and reliability
- Understanding SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs
- Integrated observability tools
- Monitoring tools
- Logging tools
- Error reporting and debugging tools
Practice Exercise
- Logging and Monitoring in the Cloud
Week 10: Course Summary
Video
- Course summary
Scholarship Details
Coursera offers financial aid to the candidates. To apply for a scholarship, candidates need to fill out an application form that is reviewed by the management for approval. Coursera will notify the candidate about the approval. It will take a minimum of 15 days to review the application for financial aid.
How it helps
The successful completion of the Google Cloud Platform programme has helped many candidates in many aspects so far. Candidates should be completing the whole programme starting with the Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure course. Uses of Google Cloud Platform are plenty. Many companies use the Google Cloud Platform to support their customers, empower their workers, and develop what's next for their businesses with revolutionary technology created in and for the cloud.
By the completion of the programme, candidates can get jobs in companies who are using the Google Cloud Platform. 36 per cent of the alumni were able to start a new career with this programme. 14 per cent found a new job in top companies. And the others have received a lot of benefits in their career. Skills like Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing and Google App Engine (GAE) are some advantages that candidates will gain.
Candidates will be able to apply the gains in their own business also. For candidates who are building application, Google Cloud Platform will be very useful.
FAQs
Access to the course contents depends on enrollment. Candidates will get access to most of the course materials for free if candidates have taken the course in audit mode. Candidates may need to buy the Certificate experience before or after the auditing, to access graded assignments and obtain a Certificate.
Candidates will get access to all the courses in the Certificate when they enrol in the course. And will receive a certificate when they complete the work. The electronic certificate of the candidate will be added to the Achievements tab, so you can print or add your certificate to your LinkedIn profile from there. If you just want to read and display the course material, you can audit the course for free.
For that, a Google account is needed along with a credit card or bank account.
With one Google account only once is allowed. Candidates can create a new Google account if they have already used the free trial before.
This course is based on CP100A which was an instructor-led course.
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