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Professional Cloud Architect – Google Cloud Certification Guide

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

By: Konrad Cłapa, Brian Gerrard

Overview of this book

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the leading cloud service suites and offers solutions for storage, analytics, big data, machine learning, and application development. It features an array of services that can help organizations to get the best out of their infrastructure. This comprehensive guide covers a variety of topics specific to Google's Professional Cloud Architect official exam syllabus and guides you in using the right methods for effective use of GCP services. You'll start by exploring GCP, understanding the benefits of becoming a certified architect, and learning how to register for the exam. You'll then delve into the core services that GCP offers such as computing, storage, and security. As you advance, this GCP book will help you get up to speed with methods to scale and automate your cloud infrastructure and delve into containers and services. In the concluding chapters, you'll discover security best practices and even gain insights into designing applications with GCP services and monitoring your infrastructure as a GCP architect. By the end of this book, you will be well versed in all the topics required to pass Google's Professional Cloud Architect exam and use GCP services effectively.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Introduction to GCP
5
Section 2: Managing, Designing, and Planning a Cloud Solution Architecture
15
Section 3: Designing for Security and Compliance
17
Section 4: Managing Implementation
19
Section 5: Ensuring Solution and Operations Reliability
21
Section 6: Exam Focus

Preface

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a leading cloud offering that has grown exponentially year on year. GCP offers an array of services that can be leveraged by various organizations in order to bring the best out of their infrastructure. This book is a complete guide to GCP and will teach you various methods of how to effectively utilize GCP services for your business needs. You will also become acquainted with the topics required to pass Google's Professional Cloud Architect certification exam.

Following the Professional Cloud Architect certification's official exam syllabus, first, you will be introduced to GCP. You will then be taught about the core services that GCP offers, such as computing, storage, and network. Additionally, you will learn methods of how to scale and automate your cloud infrastructure and make it compliant and secure. Finally, you will also learn how to process big data and embrace machine learning (ML) services.

By the end of this book, you will have all the information required to ace Google's Professional Cloud Architect exam and become an expert in GCP services.