Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Course Overview

This course provides a thorough grounding in Google Cloud Platform core services and concepts. You will explore the GCP global infrastructure, compute services (Compute Engine, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions), storage options (Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Firestore, BigQuery), networking (VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN), identity and access management, and the GCP console and CLI. Ideal for those beginning their Google Cloud journey or preparing for the Associate Cloud Engineer or Cloud Digital Leader certifications.

What You Will Learn

• Describe GCP global infrastructure and service model
• Launch and manage Compute Engine instances
• Deploy containerised apps on GKE and Cloud Run
• Store and query data using GCP storage services
• Manage access with IAM roles and service accounts
• Monitor and optimise GCP resource usage

Course Modules

• GCP global infrastructure: regions, zones, points of presence
• Compute Engine: VM instances, machine types, images
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and containers
• App Engine, Cloud Run and Cloud Functions
• Cloud Storage: buckets, storage classes, lifecycle
• Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore and Bigtable
• BigQuery: serverless data warehouse fundamentals
• VPC networking, firewall rules and Cloud Load Balancing
• IAM: roles, policies, service accounts
• Cloud Monitoring, Logging and billing management
• GCP CLI (gcloud) and Cloud Shell hands-on

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for IT professionals, cloud engineers, developers, and business professionals seeking to build expertise in Google Cloud Platform services. Whether you are starting your cloud journey or advancing toward a professional-level certification, our structured learning path and hands-on labs will prepare you thoroughly.

Prerequisites

Basic IT literacy and familiarity with computing concepts is recommended. Specific technical prerequisites vary by level — Foundational courses have no prior experience requirement. Associate and Professional courses benefit from prior cloud exposure.

Delivery & Access

• Blended, online, onsite or on-demand delivery — your choice of format
• Hands-on labs with real environments
• Instructor Q&A support for 30 days
• Verified certificate of completion by BITA
• Study guides, practice questions and reference materials included

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