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Google Cloud Platform Complete Course

Master Google Cloud for DevOps from organizations, IAM, VPC, compute, storage, databases, GKE, Cloud Run, and serverless through Terraform, Cloud Build/Deploy, observability, security, governance, reliability, cost optimization, and platform engineering.

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61chapters
305lessons
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Hands-onlearning mode
Course stateCurriculum ready

Course brief

A comprehensive Google Cloud curriculum for DevOps engineers building secure, automated, observable, resilient, and cost-efficient application platforms.

This course is organized as a progressive operational curriculum. Lesson files are reserved in the repository structure so future content can be added without changing URLs or navigation.

By the end

You will be able to

  • Design Google Cloud organizations, projects, identity, networks, compute, storage, and application platforms
  • Operate GKE, Cloud Run, serverless workloads, databases, and event-driven systems
  • Build delivery pipelines with Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Deploy, GitHub, and GitOps
  • Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Config Connector concepts, and policy controls
  • Apply Google Cloud Well-Architected, SRE, security, resilience, governance, and FinOps practices

Complete syllabus

61 chapters in prerequisite order.

The structure goes beyond a service catalog and includes architecture, identity, security, networking, delivery, observability, reliability, governance, automation, cost, troubleshooting, and production operations.

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Chapter 1

Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared Responsibility

5 lessons
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Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared Responsibility: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared Responsibility: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared Responsibility: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared Responsibility: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Google Cloud Foundations, Global Infrastructure, Regions, Zones, and Shared ResponsibilityReserved in course structure
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02

Chapter 2

Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and Hierarchy

5 lessons
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Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and Hierarchy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and Hierarchy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and Hierarchy: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and Hierarchy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Organizations, Folders, Projects, Billing Accounts, Resources, and HierarchyReserved in course structure
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03

Chapter 3

Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and Authentication

5 lessons
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Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and Authentication: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and Authentication: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and Authentication: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and Authentication: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Google Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, gcloud CLI, SDKs, ADC, and AuthenticationReserved in course structure
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04

Chapter 4

Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least Privilege

5 lessons
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Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least Privilege: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least Privilege: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least Privilege: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least Privilege: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud IAM, Principals, Roles, Policies, Conditions, and Least PrivilegeReserved in course structure
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05

Chapter 5

Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived Credentials

5 lessons
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Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived Credentials: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived Credentials: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived Credentials: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived Credentials: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Service Accounts, Keys, Impersonation, Workload Identity Federation, and Short-Lived CredentialsReserved in course structure
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06

Chapter 6

Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and Guardrails

5 lessons
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Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and Guardrails: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and Guardrails: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and Guardrails: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and Guardrails: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Organization Policy Service, Constraints, Tags, Policy Inheritance, and GuardrailsReserved in course structure
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07

Chapter 7

Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative Access

5 lessons
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Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative Access: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative Access: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative Access: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative Access: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Identity, Workforce Identity Federation Concepts, Groups, and Administrative AccessReserved in course structure
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Chapter 8

Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource Hierarchy

5 lessons
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Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource Hierarchy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource Hierarchy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource Hierarchy: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource Hierarchy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Landing Zone and Enterprise Foundation Concepts, Project Factory, and Resource HierarchyReserved in course structure
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09

Chapter 9

VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network Architecture

5 lessons
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VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network Architecture: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network Architecture: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network Architecture: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network Architecture: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — VPC Networks, Subnets, Regional Design, Routes, and Network ArchitectureReserved in course structure
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Chapter 10

Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and Segmentation

5 lessons
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Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and Segmentation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and Segmentation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and Segmentation: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and Segmentation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Firewall Rules, Hierarchical Firewall Policies, Tags, Service Accounts, and SegmentationReserved in course structure
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Chapter 11

Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private Connectivity

5 lessons
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Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private Connectivity: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private Connectivity: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private Connectivity: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private Connectivity: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Egress, Dynamic Routing, and Private ConnectivityReserved in course structure
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Chapter 12

VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid Networking

5 lessons
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VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid Networking: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid Networking: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid Networking: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid Networking: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — VPC Peering, Network Connectivity Center, VPN, Interconnect, and Hybrid NetworkingReserved in course structure
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Chapter 13

Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIs

5 lessons
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Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIs: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIs: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIs: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIs: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Private Service Connect, Private Google Access, Service Networking, and Private APIsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 14

Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNS

5 lessons
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Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNS: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNS: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNS: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNS: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud DNS, Traffic Management, Health Checks, and Private DNSReserved in course structure
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Chapter 15

Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic Policies

5 lessons
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Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic Policies: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic Policies: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic Policies: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic Policies: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Load Balancing, Global/Regional Balancers, NEGs, Backends, and Traffic PoliciesReserved in course structure
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Chapter 16

Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global Delivery

5 lessons
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Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global Delivery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global Delivery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global Delivery: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global Delivery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, Edge Security, Caching, and Global DeliveryReserved in course structure
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Chapter 17

Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and Lifecycle

5 lessons
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Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and Lifecycle: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and Lifecycle: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and Lifecycle: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and Lifecycle: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Compute Engine, Machine Types, Images, Instance Templates, Metadata, and LifecycleReserved in course structure
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Chapter 18

Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient Compute

5 lessons
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Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient Compute: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient Compute: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient Compute: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient Compute: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Managed Instance Groups, Autoscaling, Autohealing, Updates, and Resilient ComputeReserved in course structure
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Chapter 19

Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage Performance

5 lessons
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Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage Performance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage Performance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage Performance: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage Performance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk Concepts, Snapshots, Images, and Storage PerformanceReserved in course structure
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Chapter 20

Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and Replication

5 lessons
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Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and Replication: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and Replication: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and Replication: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and Replication: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Storage, Buckets, Objects, Versioning, Lifecycle, Retention, and ReplicationReserved in course structure
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Chapter 21

Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared Workloads

5 lessons
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Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared Workloads: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared Workloads: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared Workloads: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared Workloads: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Filestore and Managed File Storage Concepts for Shared WorkloadsReserved in course structure
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22

Chapter 22

Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private Connectivity

5 lessons
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Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private Connectivity: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private Connectivity: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private Connectivity: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private Connectivity: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud SQL, HA, Read Replicas, Backups, Maintenance, and Private ConnectivityReserved in course structure
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Chapter 23

AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and Performance

5 lessons
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AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and Performance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and Performance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and Performance: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and Performance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — AlloyDB Concepts, PostgreSQL Compatibility, Read Pools, Backups, and PerformanceReserved in course structure
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Chapter 24

Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational Patterns

5 lessons
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Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational Patterns: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Spanner Concepts, Global Consistency, Instances, Autoscaling, and Operational PatternsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 25

Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application Operations

5 lessons
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Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application Operations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application Operations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application Operations: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application Operations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Firestore, Bigtable Concepts, NoSQL Design, Scaling, and Application OperationsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 26

Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application Patterns

5 lessons
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Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application Patterns: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Memorystore, Redis/Valkey Concepts, Caching, Availability, and Application PatternsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 27

Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply Chain

5 lessons
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Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply Chain: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply Chain: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply Chain: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply Chain: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Artifact Registry, Repositories, Packages, Containers, Cleanup, and Supply ChainReserved in course structure
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Chapter 28

Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster Operations

5 lessons
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Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster Operations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster Operations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster Operations: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster Operations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — Google Kubernetes Engine Architecture, Standard vs Autopilot, Nodes, and Cluster OperationsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 29

GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private Clusters

5 lessons
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GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private Clusters: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private Clusters: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private Clusters: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private Clusters: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — GKE Networking, Dataplane V2, Load Balancing, Gateway API, DNS, and Private ClustersReserved in course structure
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Chapter 30

GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and Policy

5 lessons
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GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and Policy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and Policy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and Policy: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and Policy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — GKE Security, Workload Identity Federation, RBAC, Binary Authorization, and PolicyReserved in course structure
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Chapter 31

GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful Workloads

5 lessons
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GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful Workloads: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
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GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful Workloads: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
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GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful Workloads: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
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GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful Workloads: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
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Checkpoint Lab — GKE Storage, CSI Drivers, Persistent Volumes, Snapshots, and Stateful WorkloadsReserved in course structure
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Chapter 32

GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and Maintenance

5 lessons
01
GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and Maintenance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and Maintenance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and Maintenance: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and Maintenance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — GKE Autoscaling, Node Auto-Provisioning, Upgrades, Release Channels, and MaintenanceReserved in course structure
Planned
33

Chapter 33

GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform Governance

5 lessons
01
GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform Governance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform Governance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform Governance: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform Governance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — GKE Multi-Cluster, Fleet Concepts, Config Sync, Policy Controller, and Platform GovernanceReserved in course structure
Planned
34

Chapter 34

Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless Containers

5 lessons
01
Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless Containers: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless Containers: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless Containers: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless Containers: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Run, Revisions, Traffic Splitting, Autoscaling, Jobs, and Serverless ContainersReserved in course structure
Planned
35

Chapter 35

Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and Delivery

5 lessons
01
Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and Delivery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and Delivery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and Delivery: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and Delivery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Functions Concepts, Event-Driven Functions, Runtime, Scaling, and DeliveryReserved in course structure
Planned
36

Chapter 36

API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API Delivery

5 lessons
01
API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API Delivery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API Delivery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API Delivery: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API Delivery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — API Gateway and Apigee Concepts, API Security, Quotas, and Managed API DeliveryReserved in course structure
Planned
37

Chapter 37

Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven Architecture

5 lessons
01
Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven Architecture: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven Architecture: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven Architecture: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven Architecture: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Pub/Sub, Topics, Subscriptions, Ordering, Dead Letter, and Event-Driven ArchitectureReserved in course structure
Planned
38

Chapter 38

Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application Orchestration

5 lessons
01
Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application Orchestration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application Orchestration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application Orchestration: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application Orchestration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Eventarc, Cloud Tasks, Workflows, Scheduler, and Application OrchestrationReserved in course structure
Planned
39

Chapter 39

Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project Factories

5 lessons
01
Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project Factories: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project Factories: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project Factories: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project Factories: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Terraform on Google Cloud, Provider Authentication, State, Modules, and Project FactoriesReserved in course structure
Planned
40

Chapter 40

Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaC

5 lessons
01
Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaC: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaC: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaC: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaC: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Infrastructure Manager Concepts, Terraform Deployment, and Managed IaCReserved in course structure
Planned
41

Chapter 41

Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOps

5 lessons
01
Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOps: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOps: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOps: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOps: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Config Connector Concepts, Kubernetes-Native Resource Management, and GitOpsReserved in course structure
Planned
42

Chapter 42

Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CI

5 lessons
01
Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CI: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CI: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CI: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CI: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Build, Build Config, Triggers, Private Pools, Caching, and CIReserved in course structure
Planned
43

Chapter 43

Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and Promotion

5 lessons
01
Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and Promotion: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and Promotion: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and Promotion: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and Promotion: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Artifact Registry Integration, Provenance, Vulnerability Scanning, and PromotionReserved in course structure
Planned
44

Chapter 44

Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and Automation

5 lessons
01
Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and Automation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and Automation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and Automation: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and Automation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Deploy, Delivery Pipelines, Targets, Releases, Rollouts, Approvals, and AutomationReserved in course structure
Planned
45

Chapter 45

GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDC

5 lessons
01
GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDC: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDC: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDC: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDC: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — GitHub Actions for Google Cloud, Workload Identity Federation, and OIDCReserved in course structure
Planned
46

Chapter 46

Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application Integration

5 lessons
01
Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application Integration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application Integration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application Integration: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application Integration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Secret Manager, Versions, Rotation, IAM, Replication, and Application IntegrationReserved in course structure
Planned
47

Chapter 47

Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and Encryption

5 lessons
01
Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and Encryption: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and Encryption: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and Encryption: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and Encryption: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud KMS, Keys, Key Rings, CMEK, HSM Concepts, and EncryptionReserved in course structure
Planned
48

Chapter 48

Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime Checks

5 lessons
01
Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime Checks: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime Checks: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime Checks: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime Checks: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Monitoring, Metrics, Dashboards, Alerting, SLOs, and Uptime ChecksReserved in course structure
Planned
49

Chapter 49

Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and Retention

5 lessons
01
Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and Retention: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and Retention: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and Retention: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and Retention: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Logging, Log Router, Sinks, Buckets, Views, Queries, and RetentionReserved in course structure
Planned
50

Chapter 50

Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQL

5 lessons
01
Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQL: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQL: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQL: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQL: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Managed Service for Prometheus, GKE Metrics, Exporters, and PromQLReserved in course structure
Planned
51

Chapter 51

Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application Observability

5 lessons
01
Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application Observability: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application Observability: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application Observability: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application Observability: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Trace, Profiler Concepts, Error Reporting, OpenTelemetry, and Application ObservabilityReserved in course structure
Planned
52

Chapter 52

Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative Evidence

5 lessons
01
Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative Evidence: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative Evidence: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative Evidence: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative Evidence: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Audit Logs, Access Transparency Concepts, and Administrative EvidenceReserved in course structure
Planned
53

Chapter 53

Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security Operations

5 lessons
01
Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security Operations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security Operations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security Operations: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security Operations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Security Command Center, Findings, Posture, Threat Detection, and Security OperationsReserved in course structure
Planned
54

Chapter 54

Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOps

5 lessons
01
Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOps: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOps: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOps: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOps: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Vulnerability Scanning, Binary Authorization, Software Supply Chain, and DevSecOpsReserved in course structure
Planned
55

Chapter 55

Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery

5 lessons
01
Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Backup and DR Service Concepts, GKE Backup, Snapshots, and RecoveryReserved in course structure
Planned
56

Chapter 56

Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster Recovery

5 lessons
01
Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster Recovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster Recovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster Recovery: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster Recovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Reliability, Multi-Zone/Region Design, Load Balancing, Failover, and Disaster RecoveryReserved in course structure
Planned
57

Chapter 57

Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and Sustainability

5 lessons
01
Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework: Operations, Security, Reliability, Cost, Performance, and SustainabilityReserved in course structure
Planned
58

Chapter 58

SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident Response

5 lessons
01
SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident Response: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident Response: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident Response: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident Response: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — SRE Practices on Google Cloud: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Toil, and Incident ResponseReserved in course structure
Planned
59

Chapter 59

Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOps

5 lessons
01
Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOps: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOps: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOps: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOps: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Cloud Billing, Budgets, Recommender, Committed Use Discounts, Labels/Tags, and FinOpsReserved in course structure
Planned
60

Chapter 60

Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and Governance

5 lessons
01
Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and Governance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and Governance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and Governance: Architecture Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and Governance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Checkpoint Lab — Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Application Platforms, Developer Self-Service, and GovernanceReserved in course structure
Planned
61

Chapter 61

Production Capstone: Build, Secure, Deliver, Observe, Govern, Scale, and Recover a Google Cloud Platform

5 lessons
01
Capstone Requirements, Architecture, SLOs, Threat Model, and Success CriteriaReserved in course structure
Planned
02
Build the End-to-End Production Environment and Delivery WorkflowReserved in course structure
Planned
03
Integrate Security, Governance, Observability, Cost Controls, and AutomationReserved in course structure
Planned
04
Inject Failures, Diagnose Behavior, Recover Safely, and Verify ResilienceReserved in course structure
Planned
05
Final Validation, Runbook, Operational Handoff, and Improvement BacklogReserved in course structure
Planned

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