Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer

This learning path is designed to help you and your team prepare for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer exam. Even if you aren’t planning to take the exam, the courses in this learning path will provide you with a solid understanding of how to set up a cloud solution environment, how to plan, configure, and deploy a cloud solution, and how to ensure successful operation of a cloud solution built with GCP resources and services.

A Professional Cloud Network Engineer implements and manages network architectures in Google Cloud Platform. This individual has at least 1 year of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform and may work on networking or cloud teams with architects who design the infrastructure. By leveraging experience implementing VPCs, hybrid connectivity, network services, and security for established network architectures, this individual ensures successful cloud implementations using the command line interface or the Google Cloud Platform Console.

Candidates who pass the Associate Cloud Engineer exam will earn the Associate Cloud Engineer certification from Google.

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Learning Objectives

• Designing, planning, and prototyping a GCP network
• Implementing a GCP Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Configuring network services
• Implementing hybrid interconnectivity
• Implementing network security
• Managing and monitoring network operations
• Optimizing network resources

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Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Google Cloud Networking

• Overview of Google Cloud networking

• GCP regions, zones, and networking resources

• Cloud Network Engineer exam overview

Module 2: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Design and Configuration

• Creating and managing VPCs

• Subnets and IP address planning

• Auto vs custom mode VPCs

• Routing tables and route types

Module 3: Interconnecting Networks

• VPN (Classic VPN and HA VPN)

• Cloud Interconnect (Dedicated and Partner)

• Cloud Router and BGP

• Peering options: VPC Peering and Private Services Access

Module 4: Load Balancing and Content Delivery

• Global vs regional load balancing

• HTTP(S), SSL Proxy, TCP/UDP Load Balancing

• Internal Load Balancers

• Cloud CDN integration

Module 5: Network Services and Security

• DNS (Cloud DNS, private/public zones)

• Cloud NAT configuration

• Firewall rules and security policies

• Private Google Access and VPC Service Controls

Module 6: Identity and Access Management (IAM) for Networks

• IAM roles and policies for networking

• Service accounts and permissions

• Resource hierarchy and access control best practices

Module 7: Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting

• Using Cloud Monitoring and Logging

• VPC Flow Logs and Network Intelligence Center

• Network performance metrics and diagnostics

• Common networking issues and resolutions

Module 8: Automation and Infrastructure as Code

• Introduction to Deployment Manager and Terraform

• Automating network provisioning

• Best practices for repeatable network deployments

Module 9: Practice Exam and Exam Strategy

• Review of key concepts

• Exam-style practice questions

• Tips and strategies for success in the certification exam

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Course Audience?

• People who want to become Google Cloud Platform network engineers
• People preparing for the Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer exam
• Network Administrators / Network Engineers will to develop career in cloud computing

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Requirements

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