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Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals Specialization
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals Specialization

Google Cloud for Azure Professionals. A four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge to get started with Google Cloud.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(8 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Apply your existing cloud knowledge to get started with using Google Cloud.

  • Explain best practices for the Google Cloud solutions such as IAM, compute, storage, containers, etc.

  • Interact with various Google Cloud services

What’s included

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Taught in English
8 practice exercises

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  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from Google Cloud

Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explain how Google Cloud’s resource hierarchy differs from Azure.

  • Explain best practices for Google Cloud’s IAM, resource hierarchy, including organizations, folders, and projects.

  • Explain the differences between Google Cloud’s IAM and Azure AD.

  • Navigate through the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell to perform basic tasks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Network Routing
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Firewall
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Network Security
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: General Networking

What you'll learn

  • Create and configure a Compute Engine instance in Google Cloud.

  • Explain the difference between Google Cloud images and Azure Custom Images.

  • Compare and contrast Cloud Load Balancing with Azure Load Balancers.

  • Describe managed instance groups (MIGs) and how to use them.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Firewall
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Routing
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Multi-Cloud
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Servers

What you'll learn

  • Create and configure Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage.

  • Compare Google Cloud's data lake and database options with Azure.

  • Explain how Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) differs from Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

  • Provision a Kubernetes cluster by using GKE.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Database Management
Category: Multi-Cloud
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Engineering

What you'll learn

  • Describe use cases for Cloud Source Repositories and Cloud Functions.

  • Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Cloud Monitoring.

  • Compare Cloud Monitoring with Azure Monitor.

  • Describe how Cloud Run differs from Azure Container Apps.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Serverless Computing
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Microsoft Azure

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