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GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs

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GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs

This course is part of Exam Prep: Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Specialization

Instructor: Whizlabs Instructor

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2 modules

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7 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Monitor and troubleshoot Google Cloud apps using Monitoring, Logging, and Trace.
Set up alerts, dashboards, and logging agents for app performance tracking.
Estimate and control GCP costs using Pricing Calculator and Budgets.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

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4 assignments

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There are 2 modules in this course

GCP: Monitoring, Security, and Costs Course is the third course of Exam Prep: Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Specialization. This course provides an in-depth exploration of Google Cloud’s Operations Suite, focusing on monitoring, logging, and tracing to enhance system observability. The course also introduces Cloud Trace for distributed tracing and performance diagnostics. Security fundamentals are covered through Cloud IAM and Cloud Key Management Service (KMS), including practical workflows for encryption and decryption. It covers infrastructure automation with Cloud Deployment Manager. The course expands into event-driven architecture using Cloud Pub/Sub and its integration with Cloud Functions. Learners also explore the Google Cloud Marketplace and resource management best practices.

The course is divided into two modules, and Lessons and Video Lectures further segment each module. This course facilitates learners with approximately 2:00-2:30 Hours of Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands-On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module to test the ability of learners. - Module 1: Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud - Module 2: Security and Costs in Google Cloud The course is designed for professionals and learners aiming to master GCP architecture and services. It combines foundational concepts with real-world implementation scenarios for cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and data management. - Associate Cloud Engineer - Cloud Support Engineer - Cloud Operations Engineer - Site Reliability Engineer (Junior/Associate level) By the end of the course, learners will be able to: - Monitor and troubleshoot Google Cloud apps using Monitoring, Logging, and Trace. - Set up alerts, dashboards, and logging agents for app performance tracking. - Estimate and control GCP costs using Pricing Calculator and Budgets.

Module details

Welcome to Week 1. This week, we’ll begin with an overview of the Google Cloud’s Operations Suite's key components, including Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Trace. We’ll learn how to set up Cloud Monitoring by creating instances, uptime checks, custom alerts, and dashboards for real-time visibility into system health. We’ll explore Google Cloud Logging, focusing on how to collect, store, and analyze logs using logging agents, accompanied by practical demos for hands-on insight. By the end of this module, you’ll be equipped with foundational skills in monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting within the Google Cloud ecosystem—critical capabilities for ensuring the reliability and performance of your applications in production environments.

What's included

10 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videosTotal 47 minutes

Google Cloud's Operations Suite - Overview5 minutes
Google Cloud Monitoring - Overview4 minutes
Cloud Monitoring - Creating an Instance and Uptime Check4 minutes
Cloud Monitoring - Creating Alerts, Notification and Dashboard6 minutes
Google Cloud Logging - Overview5 minutes
Monitoring Logging Agents6 minutes
Monitoring Logging Agents - Demo4 minutes
Google Cloud Logging - Demo4 minutes
Google Cloud Trace - Overview4 minutes
Introduction to Cloud Trace - Demo5 minutes

2 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to the Course20 minutes
Overview of Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud20 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 95 minutes

Monitoring Services - Knowledge Check45 minutes
Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud - Assessment50 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Meet and Greet10 minutes

Welcome to Week 2. This week, we’ll start with Cloud Deployment Manager, learning how to automate resource provisioning using configuration files. Next, we'll examine Cloud Key Management Service (KMS), including how to encrypt and decrypt data securely. We'll work with Cloud Pub/Sub, including setting up event-driven triggers using Cloud Functions. To support cost transparency and optimization, we’ll dive into the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and budgeting tools, with demos showing real-world usage. Finally, you’ll learn how to navigate the Google Cloud Marketplace and manage your cloud resources efficiently. By the end of the week, you’ll be equipped with practical skills to deploy, secure, and manage services in Google Cloud effectively.