Introduction to GCP

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Overview

Introduction to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a beginner-friendly course designed to provide a solid foundation in Google’s cloud services. Whether you’re new to cloud computing or seeking to expand your knowledge, this course covers the essential components of GCP, helping you understand how to leverage the platform to build, deploy, and manage applications and infrastructure.The course starts by introducing core GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and Kubernetes Engine. You’ll learn about GCP’s global...

Syllabus

Cloud basics and beyond

This chapter introduces Google Cloud Platform (GCP), highlighting its unique advantages and diverse servicesin storage, database, and compute. It explores GCP's architecture, core components, and service interconnectivity. The chapter also discusses cloud data storage, virtual machines, container orchestration, and serverless computing, emphasizing their applications in GCP.

The GCP infrastructure

The chapter focuses on GCP's handling of data, highlighting storage solutions like Cloud Spanner and BigQuery. It explores business benefits of GCP data storage, analytics services, and integration strategies. It details GCP compute services like Kubernetes Engine and the application of AI and ML, emphasizing Google Cloud's unique strengths and practical business uses.

Modernizing businesses with GCP

This chapter discusses how to modernize a business with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It addresses legacy infrastructure challenges, benefits of GCP upgrade, and distinctions between cloud setups. It explores motivations for application modernization and cloud-native applications. The effect of migration to cloud is also discussed, including expenditure shifts, responsibilities in cloud models, and selecting appropriate cloud setups . It concludes with GCP's role in facilitating digital and business transformations.