Professional Cloud Architect – Google Cloud Certification Guide: A handy guide to designing, developing, and managing enterprise-grade GCP cloud solutions

Book Description
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.

What you will learn
Manage your GCP infrastructure with Google Cloud management options such as CloudShell and SDK
Understand the use cases for different storage options
Design a solution with security and compliance in mind
Monitor GCP compute options
Discover machine learning and the different machine learning models offered by GCP
Understand what services need to be used when planning and designing your architecture
Who this book is for
If you are a cloud architect, cloud engineer, administrator, or any IT professional who wants to learn how to implement Google Cloud services in your organization and become a GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of server infrastructure, including Linux and Windows Servers, is assumed. Knowledge of network and storage will also be helpful.

Table of Contents
GCP Cloud Architect Professional
Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform Core Services
Working with Google Compute Engine
Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine
Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option
Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions
Networking Options in GCP
Exploring Storage Options in GCP Part 1
Exploring Storage Options in GCP Part 2
Analyze Big Data Options
Putting Machine Learning to Work
Security and Compliance
Google Cloud Management Options
Monitoring Your Infrastructure
Case Studies
Test Your Knowledge