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Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide

Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide - Second Edition

By : Konrad Cłapa , Gerrard
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Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide

Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide

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By: Konrad Cłapa , Gerrard
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Overview of this book

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the industry leaders thanks to its array of services that can be leveraged by organizations to bring the best out of their infrastructure. This book is a comprehensive guide for learning methods to effectively utilize GCP services and help you become acquainted with the topics required to pass Google's Professional Cloud Architect certification exam. Following the Professional Cloud Architect's official exam syllabus, you'll first be introduced to the GCP. The book then covers the core services that GCP offers, such as computing and storage, and takes you through effective methods of scaling and automating your cloud infrastructure. As you progress through the chapters, you'll get to grips with containers and services and discover best practices related to the design and process. This revised second edition features new topics such as Cloud Run, Anthos, Data Fusion, Composer, and Data Catalog. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the knowledge required to take and pass the Google Cloud Certification – Professional Cloud Architect exam and become an expert in GCP services.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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To get the most out of this book
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Conventions used
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Section 1: Introduction to GCP
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Section 1: Introduction to GCP
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Chapter 1: GCP Cloud Architect Professional
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Chapter 1: GCP Cloud Architect Professional
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Understanding the benefits of being a certified architect
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Registering for the exam
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What to expect from the exam
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Suggested hints and tips
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
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Chapter 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
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Introducing the cloud
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Understanding GCP
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 3: Google Cloud Platform Core Services
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Chapter 3: Google Cloud Platform Core Services
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Understanding computing and hosting services
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Exploring storage services
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Getting to know about networking services
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Going through big data services
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Understanding machine learning services
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Learning about identity services
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Summary
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Further reading
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Section 2: Manage, Design, and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture
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Section 2: Manage, Design, and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture
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Chapter 4: Working with Google Compute Engine
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Chapter 4: Working with Google Compute Engine
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Deploying our first GCE instance
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Deployment options
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Instance templates and instance groups
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Autoscaling
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Autohealing
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Containers on Compute Engine
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Quotas and limits
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Pricing
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 5: Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option
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Chapter 5: Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option
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App Engine components
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Choosing the right location
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Working with App Engine
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Environment types
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Deploying an App Engine application
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Versions
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Splitting traffic
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Migrating traffic
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Firewall rules
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Settings
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Scaling
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Cron jobs
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Memcache
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IAM
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Quotas and limits
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Pricing
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 6: Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine
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Chapter 6: Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine
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An introduction to microservices
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Containers
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Kubernetes
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Google Kubernetes Engine
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 7: Deploying Cloud-Native Workloads with Cloud Run
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Chapter 7: Deploying Cloud-Native Workloads with Cloud Run
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Using Cloud Run
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Cloud Run triggers
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Mapping custom domains
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Pricing
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Summary
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Chapter 8: Managing Cloud-Native Workloads with Anthos
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Chapter 8: Managing Cloud-Native Workloads with Anthos
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Anthos components
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Anthos cluster deployment options
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Anthos Config Management
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Service management with Anthos Service Mesh
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Anthos Binary Authorization
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Migrate for Anthos and GKE
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 9: Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions
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Chapter 9: Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions
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Main Cloud Functions characteristics
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Use cases
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Runtime environments
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Types of Cloud Functions
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Events
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Triggers
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Other considerations
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Deploying Cloud Functions
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IAM
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Quotas and limits
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Pricing
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 10: Networking Options in GCP
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Chapter 10: Networking Options in GCP
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Exploring GCP networking
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Understanding Virtual Private Clouds
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Load balancing
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NAT
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Hybrid connectivity
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DNS
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VPC firewall rules
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Hierarchical firewall policies
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Private access options
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 11: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 1
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Chapter 11: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 1
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Choosing the right storage option
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Understanding Cloud Storage
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Understanding Cloud Firestore
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Understanding Cloud SQL
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 12: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 2
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Chapter 12: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 2
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Cloud Spanner
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Bigtable
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 13: Analyzing Big Data Options
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Chapter 13: Analyzing Big Data Options
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End-to-end big data solution
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Cloud Pub/Sub
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Cloud Dataflow
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BigQuery
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Dataproc
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Cloud IoT Core
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Data Fusion
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Datastream API
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Additional considerations
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 14: Putting Machine Learning to Work
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Chapter 14: Putting Machine Learning to Work
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An introduction to AI and ML
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The seven steps of ML
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Learning models
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GCP ML options
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TensorFlow
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Cloud Vertex AI
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Pretrained ML models
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Dialogflow
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AutoML
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Summary
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Further reading
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Section 3: Secure, Manage and Monitor a Google Cloud Solution
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Section 3: Secure, Manage and Monitor a Google Cloud Solution
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Chapter 15: Security and Compliance
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Chapter 15: Security and Compliance
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Introduction to security
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Cloud Identity
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Resource Manager
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Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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Firewall rules and load balancers
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Cloud Web Security Scanner
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Monitoring and logging
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Encryption
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Industry regulations
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Summary
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Additional security services
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 16: Google Cloud Management Options
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Chapter 16: Google Cloud Management Options
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Using APIs to manage resources
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Using Google Cloud Shell
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The GCP SDK
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Exploring Cloud Deployment Manager
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Terraform
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Cloud Foundation Toolkit
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Pricing Calculator
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Additional things to consider
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 17: Monitoring Your Infrastructure
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Chapter 17: Monitoring Your Infrastructure
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Technical requirements
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Introduction to Google Cloud's operations suite
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Configuring Google Cloud's operations suite
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Cloud Monitoring
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Cloud Logging
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Google Cloud's operations suite for GKE
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APM
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Error Reporting
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Summary
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Further reading
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Section 4: Exam Focus
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Section 4: Exam Focus
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Chapter 18: Case Studies
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Chapter 18: Case Studies
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Understanding how to approach the exam case studies
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What are we looking for in the case studies?
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Additional case studies
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Summary
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Further reading
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Chapter 19: Test Your Knowledge
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Chapter 19: Test Your Knowledge
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Mock test one
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Mock test two
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Mock test three
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Mock test four
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Answers to mock test one
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Answers to mock test two
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Answers to mock test three
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Answers to mock test four
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Chapter 11: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 1

In the previous two chapters, we learned about important topics regarding networking and compute services. Now, we will continue by looking at another fundamental offering from GCP – storage. Every application needs to store data, but not all data is the same. Data can be structured, unstructured, relational, or transactional, and GCP offers services to meet these requirements. Your application may even need to use multiple storage services to achieve your needs.

In this chapter, we will look at the different types of storage offered by Google and explain what should be considered before selecting a particular service. Google provides numerous storage options and covering all of these in a single chapter may make the facts difficult for you to digest. Therefore, we have divided this chapter into two parts.

In this part, we will consider which storage option we should choose and look into the following...

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