– Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
– Overview of GCP services and global infrastructure
– Setting up a GCP account and project
– Introduction to Cloud Console, Cloud Shell, and Cloud SDK
– Understanding the GCP billing model
– Deploying and Managing Compute Engine Instances
– Overview of Compute Engine
– Creating and configuring virtual machines (VMs)
– Customizing VM configurations (e.g., CPU, RAM, Disk)
– Managing VM lifecycle (start, stop, delete, restart)
– Configuring networking and firewalls for VM instances
– Using Google Cloud Marketplace to deploy solutions
– Setting up autoscaling and load balancing
Hands-on Lab:
– Create a custom VM instance and configure firewall rules
– Deploy an application on a VM instance

– Google Cloud Networking
– Overview of Google Cloud networking components
– Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks
– Subnets, IP addresses, and routes
– Configuring firewall rules and access controls
– Identity and Security
– Overview of GCP security model
– Understanding service accounts and API keys
– Managing IAM roles and permissions
– Configuring secure communication between GCP services
– Implementing VPC Peering and Cloud Interconnect
– Best practices for securing cloud resources
Hands-on Lab:
– Create a VPC and configure subnets and routes
– Implement firewall rules and IAM roles for secure access

– Google Cloud Databases Overview
– Understanding Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, and Firestore
– Use cases for different types of databases (SQL vs NoSQL)
– Configuring and managing Cloud SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) instances
– Setting up Cloud Spanner for scalable relational databases
– Using Firestore for NoSQL databases
– Integrating databases with other GCP services (e.g., Compute Engine, App Engine)
– Database Security and Backups
– Configuring database encryption and SSL connections
– Implementing database backups and recovery strategies
– Managing data retention policies and archiving
Hands-on Lab:
– Create and configure a Cloud SQL instance
– Set up Cloud Spanner for distributed database management

– Monitoring and Logging Basics
– Introduction to Google Cloud’s operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)
– Setting up monitoring and logging for GCP resources
– Understanding and using Cloud Monitoring Dashboards
– Configuring log collection, storage, and analysis
– Alerting and notification strategies for system health
– Working with Logs
– Setting up and managing Cloud Logging
– Viewing and analyzing logs in the Cloud Console
– Creating log-based metrics and custom alerts
– Using Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler for performance monitoring
Hands-on Lab:
– Set up monitoring dashboards and log-based alerts
– Analyze logs for performance optimization

– Managing Identity and Access Management (IAM)
– Overview of IAM roles and policies
– Assigning IAM roles to users, service accounts, and groups
– Custom roles and permissions management
– Using IAM conditions for fine-grained access control
– Best practices for IAM management
– Managing Permissions Across Projects and Resources
– Implementing resource-level access controls
– Using organizations and folders for resource management
– Creating and managing service accounts
– Auditing permissions with Cloud Audit Logs
Hands-on Lab:
– Assign IAM roles to different user groups and test access controls
– Set up service accounts and manage permissions for specific GCP services

– Project: Deploy a multi-tier application on GCP
– Use Compute Engine for virtual machines, Cloud SQL for database management, and VPC for secure networking
– Implement IAM roles and permissions to secure the resources
– Set up monitoring and logging to track application performance
– Exam Preparation
– Review key concepts and exam objectives for the GCP Associate Cloud Engineer certification
– Practice sample questions and case studies
Hands-on Lab:
– Complete a final project that covers all course topics
– Take a practice exam

– Quizzes: At the end of each week, there will be quizzes to assess understanding.
– Final Project: A hands-on final project that integrates all course topics.
– Certification Prep: Review key topics covered in the course for GCP Associate Cloud Engineer certification.