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

Introduction

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

Getting Started with Google Cloud

Overview of the Google Cloud Console
Using the Cloud Shell
Installing and configuring the Google Cloud SDK
Using the Google Cloud SDK

Hello, World Wide Web! with Google App Engine

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

Understanding Google App Engine Components

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

Creating and Connecting to Cloud SQL Database

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

Saving and Serving Files through Google Cloud Storage

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

Running Background Tasks with Google Cloud Tasks

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

Cron Jobs with Google Cloud Scheduler

Overview of Cloud Scheduler
Deploying daily subscriber emails

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

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

Conclusion

Next steps with GCP