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Start your career in the cloud.
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Intermediate level
Experience with virtual machines, IP networking, and Web servers; 6 months+ hands-on experience with GCP recommended for the certification exam.
Learn the skills needed to be successful in a cloud engineering role
Prepare for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification
Learn about the infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud Platform
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Receive 20% off the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam upon completing the training.
This program provides the skills you need to advance your career in cloud architecture and provides a pathway to earn the industry-recognized Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and labs, you'll explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, systems and applications services; and you'll gain real world experience through a number of hands-on Qwiklabs projects that you can share with potential employers.
You'll also have the opportunity to practice key job skills, such as setting up a cloud environment and configuring and deploying a solution in the cloud. For learners looking to get certified, this program will also provide sample questions similar to those on the exam, including solutions and practice exam quizzes that simulates the exam-taking experience.
Upon successful completion of this program, you will earn a certificate of completion to share with your professional network and potential employers. If you'd like to earn your Google Cloud certification, you will need to register for and pass the certification exam. Please note that this program helps equip you with the skills you need to take the certification exam, but the certification and certification fee is not included in the cost of this training program.
Applied Learning Project
This professional certificate incorporates hands-on labs using our Qwiklabs platform.
These hands on components will let you apply the skills you learn in the video lectures. Projects will incorporate topics such as Google Cloud Platform products, which are used and configured within Qwiklabs. You can expect to gain practical hands-on experience with the concepts explained throughout the modules.
Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.
Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud
Explain how to create a basic infrastructure in Google Cloud
Select and use Google Cloud storage options
Interact with the Google Cloud console and Cloud Shell
Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Marketplace
Implement VPC networks and firewall rules
Create and customize VM instances using Compute Engine
Administer Identity and Access Management for resources.
Implement data storage services in Google Cloud
Manage and examine billing of Google Cloud resources.
Monitor resources using Google Cloud's operations suite
Connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud.
Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances.
Automate the deployment of Google Cloud infrastructure services.
Leverage managed services in Google Cloud.
Describe the five domains covered on the Associate Cloud Engineer Certification exam.
Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.
Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.
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This Professional Certificate is designed to be completed in one and a half months at 5 hours per week.
Experience with IT concepts such as virtual machines, IP networking, and Web servers; the ability to use a text editor. Programming ability is not required.
We strongly recommend you take these courses in order, beginning with Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals. This is especially important when completing the Qwiklabs activities, as these hands-on labs build upon the work you complete in preceding courses.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Certificate, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Certificate. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
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