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Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide - Second Edition

By : Konrad Cłapa, Brian Gerrard
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Book Image

Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Konrad Cłapa, Brian Gerrard

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)
1
Section 1: Introduction to GCP
5
Section 2: Manage, Design, and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture
14
Chapter 12: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 2
17
Section 3: Secure, Manage and Monitor a Google Cloud Solution
21
Section 4: Exam Focus

Exploring GCP networking

The Google network is something that differs from other clouds. To understand the huge amount of investment Google has made in networking, we should have a look at the following map (https://cloud.google.com/about/locations/#network-tab). This map shows hundreds of thousands of fiber optic cables running between 85 zones and 146 points of presence (PoP). Keep in mind that this view is from October 2021 and that it is still growing:

Figure 10.1 – Network .ocations (Source: https://cloud.google.com/about/locations/#network-tab. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)

Having such a massive network infrastructure allows you to connect GCP at a location very close to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In fact, GCP offers two network service tiers, as follows:

  • Premium: The Premium Tier provides high-performance routing. On top of that, it offers global load balancing and a Content Delivery Network...