Detailed Course Outline
Module 01: Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
Topics:
- Why cloud technology is transforming business
- Fundamental cloud concepts
- Cloud computing models and shared responsibility
Objectives:
- Explain why and how the cloud revolutionizes businesses.
- Explain general cloud concepts.
- Discuss the benefits and tradeoffs of using infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).
Activities:
- Define digital transformation.
- Discuss current and future IT infrastructure implementations.
- Identify how network performance impacts digital transformation.
- Discuss the business drivers that drive service model choice.
Module 02: Innovating with Data and Google Cloud
Topics:
- The value of data
- Data consolidation and analytics
- Innovation with machine learning
Objectives:
- Describe the role of data in digital transformation and the importance of a data-driven culture.
- Identify common Google Cloud solutions for data management
- Identify common Google Cloud solutions for smart analytics
- Identify Google Cloud’s solutions for Machine Learning and AI
Activities:
- Organize your business datasets into ‘buckets’
- Identify the best data management solution
- Knowledge check - practice exam questions
Module 03: Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud
Topics:
- Modernizing IT infrastructure with Google Cloud
- Modernizing applications with Google Cloud
- The value of APIs
Objectives:
- Describe the key benefits of infrastructure and application modernization with reference to cloud technology.
- Differentiate between virtual machines, containers, and serverless computing.
- Explain the Google Cloud solutions that help businesses to better manage their systems, such as App Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Explain how Google Cloud solutions support app modernization and simplify API management.
Activites:
- Address business challenges with infrastructure modernization
- Relate infrastructure modernization options to your business
- Identify five key patterns for application modernization
- Knowledge check - practice exam questions
Module 04:Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations
Topics:
- Financial governance in the cloud
- Security in the cloud
- Monitoring cloud IT services and operations
Objectives:
- Describe financial governance in the cloud and Google Cloud's recommended best practices for effective cloud cost management.
- Explain how IT teams and business leaders can use principles from DevOps and SRE to increase cloud operational efficiency.
- Identify Google Cloud solutions for cloud resource monitoring and application performance management.
Activities:
- Identify how to improve operations using cost management approaches
- Recall and identify common cybersecurity threats
- Review misconceptions about security in the cloud
- Identify permissions and access requirements
- Knowledge check - practice exam questions