AI Services and Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Deployments and Operations by Google
1h 49mIntermediate2025-11-18
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Google Cloud
Course details
This course dives into AI services and builds your understanding of how to deploy applications on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC). Explore Vertex AI services including Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Speech-to-Text, and Translation, and learn to set up a production environment with Vertex AI Workbench. Discover best practices for application development and deployment within a GDC air-gapped environment, including software deliveries and upgrades. Explore the importance of observability with tools like Grafana, and learn to monitor your application's performance metrics effectively. Learn how to manage your resource expenses through comprehensive billing and cost monitoring modules. Plus, discover valuable troubleshooting tips to make your deployment smoother and more efficient. This course equips you to handle complex application deployments and maintain efficient cost strategies.
Concepts
Course Overview
- GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals overview
AI Services
- Module overview
- AI Services overview
- Configure application access to pre-trained API
- Optical character recognition (OCR)
- Speech-to-text
- Translation
- Vertex AI Workbench
- Module review
Application Development and Deployment on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Air-Gapped
- Module overview
- GDC application development
- Deploy and update applicatioms
- Module review
Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Air-Gapped Software Deliveries and Upgrades
- Module overview
- Software updates process
- Tenant org update
- User clusters upgrades
- Manual OS upgrades
- Module review
Logging, Observability, and Troubleshooting
- Module overview
- Observability and metrics
- Monitoring tools and alerts
- Logging tools
- Troubleshooting tips and tricks
- Steps to submit support requests
- Module review
Billing and Cost Monitoring
- Module overview
- Billing reports
- Monitor costs and resource consumption
- Module review
Review - AI Services and GDC Deployments and Operations
- Course review