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GCP Professional Architect Specialization
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GCP Professional Architect Specialization

Become a GCP Cloud Architect. Here, learn GCP architecture principles, including solution design, infrastructure management, security and compliance, process optimization, and operational reliability. Understand better with the four case studies and their solutions. In the end, gain the expertise needed for the Google Cloud Architect Certification.

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4.7

(11 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 months at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Design and plan a cloud solution architecture. Get hands-on with compute, networking, storage, database and many more services in GCP.

  • Understand how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on Google Cloud Platform. Analyze and optimize processes.

  • Master advanced skills for designing and implementing solutions on the Google Cloud Platform, improving deployment efficiency and performance.

  • Gain the skills needed to design and deploy scalable and reliable applications, as well as optimize applications for the Google Cloud environment.

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand cloud computing fundamentals, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and deployment types (public, private, hybrid, community)

  • Learn about major cloud providers with a focus on GCP's infrastructure and resource hierarchy.

  • Get hands-on with GCP: create accounts, use Cloud Shell, SDK, and manage resources with gsutil.

  • Explore GCP services across compute, storage, networking, security, billing, and DevOps tools.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Services, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Devops Tools, Data Security, DevOps, Cloud Solutions, Identity and Access Management, Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning, Cloud Security, Systems Administration, Cloud Storage, and IT Infrastructure

What you'll learn

  • Gain skills in setting up, configuring, and automating virtual machine instances on Google Compute Engine (GCE).

  • Understanding of various load balancing methods and implementation of GCP load balancers for optimal network traffic management.

  • Learn Google Cloud Storage (GCS), including bucket creation, data uploading, storage class types, and lifecycle management.

  • Gain hands-on experience with persistent disks, instance templates, managed instance groups, and autoscaling.

Skills you'll gain

Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Google App Engine, Kubernetes, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Security, and Disaster Recovery

What you'll learn

  • Understanding and deploying applications on Google Cloud's App Engine.

  • Understand how to create and manage serverless functions with Cloud Functions and deploy containerized applications using Cloud Run.

  • Gain foundational knowledge of microservices and containerization with Docker.

  • Understand and work with Docker containers, Kubernetes architecture, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) .

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Microservices, Kubernetes, Containerization, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, CI/CD, Scalability, Terraform, Application Deployment, Load Balancing, Analytics, and Google App Engine

What you'll learn

  • Understanding security considerations and best practices for Google Cloud Storage (GCS).

  • Utilizing Google Cloud Key Management Service for managing cryptographic keys.

  • Implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) on Google Cloud, with focus on practical scenarios and best practices.

  • Learning about VPC concepts, components, types, and practical demonstrations including subnet creation, firewall rules, VPN setup, and more.

Skills you'll gain

Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Key Management, Google Cloud Platform, Firewall, General Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Administration, Encryption, DevOps, Network Monitoring, Network Architecture, Automation, Load Balancing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Continuous Monitoring, and Network Security

What you'll learn

  • Explore GCP’s powerful database services and learn when to use Cloud SQL, Spanner, Firestore, or Bigtable

  • Transform big data into insights using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Dataproc with hands‑on labs

  • Build automated CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Container Registry, and GKE

  • Architect scalable, resilient systems that optimize cost, performance, and reliability

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Databases, DevOps, Big Data, Containerization, CI/CD, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Scalability, Kubernetes, Real Time Data, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, System Monitoring, and Performance Tuning

What you'll learn

  • Understand fundamental principles for designing cloud architectures that are scalable and resilient.

  • Learn best practices for operational efficiency in managing cloud resources and services.

  • Gain insights into securing cloud environments, ensuring privacy, and meeting compliance standards.

  • Explore techniques for designing reliable systems that minimize downtime and ensure high availability.

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Performance Tuning, Managed Services, Scalability, Disaster Recovery, Operational Excellence, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, and Cloud Services

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