Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer Certificate Online
Preparation for Google Cloud engineer certification starts here with skill-building courses that train you in planning, configuring and deploying secure and successful cloud solutions.
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- Discover the fundamentals of working with Google Cloud Platform and its role in cloud engineering
- Learn about the core infrastructure and essential platform services of GCP, including architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine
- Explore how to use Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell
- Practice key job skills like setting up a cloud environment as you move toward preparing for Associate Cloud Engineer certification
About the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Certification
If you’re an IT professional looking to start or advance your career in cloud architecture as you prepare to earn the industry-recognized Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification, then this Professional Certificate is for you.
The Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer Professional Certificate program features interactive presentations, demos and real-world scenarios to help you develop the in-demand skills required of top cloud engineers.
Through the six, self-paced courses that comprise this certificate, you’ll work with such infrastructure components as networks, systems and applications services. Plus, you can expect your current or future employer to take notice of the relevant, real-world experience you’ll gain from a variety of hands-on applied learning projects using the Qwiklabs platform.
As part of your certification prep, you’ll also develop or deepen essential skills, such as setting up a cloud environment, configuring a solution and deploying it to the cloud.
Even better, if you’re looking to earn full cloud engineer certification, this Professional Certificate program includes sample exam questions and quizzes so you can experience what it’s like to sit for this all-important exam and better prepare yourself for it.
Required Google Cloud Engineer Certificate Courses
BEGINNER | Information Technology | Self-paced | 6 hours
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure introduces important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud. Through videos and hands-on labs, this course presents and compares many of Google Cloud's computing and storage services, along with important resource and policy management tools.
INTERMEDIATE | Information Technology | Self-paced | 8 hours
This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, virtual machines and applications services. You will learn how to use the Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell. You'll also learn about the role of a cloud architect, approaches to infrastructure design, and virtual networking configuration with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Projects, Networks, Subnetworks, IP addresses, Routes, and Firewall rules.
INTERMEDIATE | Information Technology | Self-paced | 11 hours
This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, systems and applications services. This course also covers deploying practical solutions including customer-supplied encryption keys, security and access management, quotas and billing, and resource monitoring.
INTERMEDIATE | Information Technology | Self-paced | 7 hours
This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including securely interconnecting networks, load balancing, autoscaling, infrastructure automation and managed services.
INTERMEDIATE | Computer Science | Self-paced | 8 hours
In this course, "Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations," you get a review of the layout and principles of Google Cloud, followed by an introduction to creating and managing software containers and an introduction to the architecture of Kubernetes.
INTERMEDIATE | Information Technology | Self-paced | 4 hours
This course helps you structure your preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam. You will learn about the Google Cloud domains covered by the exam and how to create a study plan to improve your domain knowledge.Complete This Certificate. Get College Credit.
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When you enroll in this self-paced certificate program, you decide how quickly you want to complete each of the courses in the specialization. To access the courses, you pay a small monthly cost of $35, so the total cost of your Professional Certificate depends on you. Plus, you can take a break or cancel your subscription anytime.
You can expect to spend 2-3 months complete the courses and hands-on projects to earn your certificate.
You won't need programming skills for this intermediate-level series, however, it will be helpful if you have some understanding of virtual machines, IP networking, Web servers and using text editor.
This certificate demonstrates that you have the expertise needed to move forward and upward in a career as a cloud architect. It's also key to putting you on the path to earn the industry-recognized Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification.
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