Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Essential Training for Developers

Course details

Developing and deploying software in the cloud is the new normal for the tech industry and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the major cloud providers. Google provides a multitude of cloud computing services that can make developing much easier. In this course, discover how to design, build, and maintain applications in GCP. Learn best practices for deploying and configuring optimized, secure, and scalable settings in App Engine and for setting up Cloud SQL application architecture. See how to manage distributed queues in Cloud Tasks, a managed service for executing background tasks and processes. And finally, explore Cloud Logging and other GCP tools you can use to optimize your application when it goes live.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Kicking off your GCP development
02 - What you should know
03 - Getting your GCP set up - Billing and trials

1. Getting Started with Google Cloud

04 - Overview of the Google Cloud Console
05 - Using the Cloud Shell
06 - Installing and configuring the Google Cloud SDK
07 - Using the Google Cloud SDK

2. Hello, World Wide Web with Google App Engine

08 - App engine Hello World
09 - Setting up a custom domain for App Engine
10 - Securing custom domains on App Engine with HTTPS

3. Understanding Google App Engine Components

11 - Overview of App Engine components
12 - Using component-specific URLs
13 - Traffic splitting and rolling back deployments

4. Creating and Connecting to Cloud SQL Database

14 - Creating a MySQL Database in Cloud SQL
15 - Creating a service account for App Engine via IAM
16 - Connecting to and querying your database from App Engine
17 - Cloud SQL and App Engine best practices - Using Cloud SQL Proxy

5. Saving and Serving Files through Google Cloud Storage

18 - Different types of GCS buckets and creating one for your project
19 - Saving files and serving them
20 - Securing files with bucket and object-level permissions
21 - Serving secured files using signed URLs
22 - Object lifecycle management

6. Running Background Tasks with Google Cloud Tasks

23 - Overview of Cloud Tasks
24 - Emailing subscribers using the fan-out pattern

7. Cron Jobs with Google Cloud Scheduler

25 - Overview of Cloud Scheduler
26 - Deploying daily subscriber emails

8. Logging, Debugging, and Optimizing Your App with Google Operations Tools

27 - Writing to Cloud Logging
28 - Browsing and filtering logs using Cloud Logging
29 - Debugging live traffic using Cloud Debug
30 - Finding unoptimized areas of your app with Cloud Trace

Conclusion

31 - Next steps with GCP