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GCP for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOps

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOps course is tailored for IT professionals seeking to enhance their skills in managing and operating systems on the Google Cloud Platform. Participants will explore key GCP services, tools, and best practices for system administration, deployment, monitoring, and optimization. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, participants will gain practical experience in using GCP to build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available IT infrastructure.

The primary objective of this course is to equip IT professionals, particularly system administrators and operations personnel, with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Google Cloud Platform for system management and operations. Participants will learn how to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize GCP-based infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and performance. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to handle various system administration tasks and operations responsibilities in a GCP environment.


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What you will learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Understand key GCP services and features relevant to system administration and operations
  • Learn how to deploy and configure GCP resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Deployment Manager or Terraform
  • Gain proficiency in monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting GCP infrastructure using Stackdriver and other monitoring tools
  • Explore best practices for security, compliance, and data protection in GCP environments
  • Learn how to automate routine tasks and workflows using Google Cloud Functions, Deployment Manager, or other automation tools
  • Develop skills in optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of GCP-based systems
  • Prepare for Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Beneficial for

This course is suitable for:
  • System Operations (SysOps) Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • IT Professionals responsible for managing and operating IT infrastructure

Course Outline

Overview of GCP services and global infrastructure

Understanding the GCP Console and Cloud Shell

Managing user identities, roles, and permissions in GCP

Implementing security best practices for IAM in GCP

Deploying and managing virtual machines (VMs) in GCP Compute Engine

Implementing auto-scaling and load balancing for VMs

Configuring Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks and subnets

Implementing network security with firewall rules and Cloud Armor

Using Google Cloud Storage for object storage

Deploying and managing Google Cloud SQL for relational database storage

Monitoring GCP infrastructure with Stackdriver Monitoring

Centralized logging with Stackdriver Logging (formerly known as Google Cloud Logging)

Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Deployment Manager or Terraform

Automating tasks and workflows with Google Cloud Functions or Deployment Manager

Implementing security controls and best practices in GCP

Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations in GCP

Optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of GCP infrastructure

Using GCP Cost Management tools for cost optimization

Advanced troubleshooting techniques for GCP environments

Best practices for disaster recovery, high availability, and scaling in GCP

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