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Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Fundamentals

Beginner

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · 9 lessons · 1h 11m

GCP's resource hierarchy, core compute/storage/data services, networking and billing — the same foundation the Associate Cloud Engineer path covers.

What this course covers

Build a working mental model of Google Cloud — Projects and IAM, Compute Engine and Cloud Storage, BigQuery's serverless data warehouse, VPC networking, and managed Kubernetes via GKE — taught through real-world usage rather than exam trivia, with an eye on where GCP genuinely differs from AWS and Azure.

Priya Nair

Data Engineering Lead

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Course outline

Module 1: Getting Oriented in GCP

📄What GCP is and how its resource hierarchy works8 min
📄Regions, zones, and multi-regional services7 min
📄IAM: roles, service accounts, and least privilege8 min

Module 2: Core Services: Compute, Storage & Data

📄Compute Engine: VMs, machine types, and Spot VMs9 min
📄Cloud Storage: buckets, storage classes, and lifecycle rules8 min
📄BigQuery: serverless data warehouse basics9 min

Module 3: Networking, Kubernetes & Billing

📄VPC networks, subnets, and firewall rules8 min
📄GKE: managed Kubernetes basics8 min
📄Billing: budgets, alerts, and the free tier6 min

📝 GCP Fundamentals Check(pass at 70%)

🔒 GCP Fundamentals — Final Exam(proctored · 30 min · pass at 70% · camera required)

Final proctored exam — the exam screen locks immediately if you switch tabs, exit fullscreen, or lose window focus. Passing it (plus finishing every lesson) is what unlocks your certificate.

Enroll to unlock the exam.