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Online courses at Coursera
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
Elastic Google Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation
1. Resources of the study material
Associate Cloud Engineer certification main information page
Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam guide
Associate Cloud Engineer practice exam
Google Cloud main documentation page
1. GCP Documentation
a. Setting up Cloud Solution Environment
Google Cloud Overview: https://cloud.google.com/docs/overview/
Google Cloud Identity: https://cloud.google.com/identity/
Google Cloud Pricing Calculator: https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/
Cloud Billing documentation: https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/
Google Cloud's Operations Suite Quest:: https://www.qwiklabs.com/quests/35
Cloud SDK installation and quick start https://cloud.google.com/sdk/#Quick_Start
gcloud command-line tool overview https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/
a. Planning and Configuring Cloud Solution
Google Cloud Pricing Overview: https://cloud.google.com/pricing/
Google Cloud Pricing Calculator: https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/
Compute Engine Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/
Choosing the right compute option in Google Cloud: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/choosing-the-rig
Choosing an app hosting option: https://cloud.google.com/docs/choosing-a-compute-option
Storage Classes: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/storage-classes
Cloud Storage products: https://cloud.google.com/storage-options/
Cloud Load Balancing overview: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/load-balancing-overview
a. Deploying and Implementing Cloud Solution
Compute Engine: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/
Cloud Source Repositories https://cloud.google.com/source-repositories/docs/
Cloud Deployment Manager https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/
Instance groups: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-groups/
Autoscaling: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/autoscaler/
Instance templates: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-templates/
Creating a VM from an instance template:
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-instance-template
Creating managed instance groups:
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-managed-instances
Using VPC networks: https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/using-vpc
Deployment Manager fundamentals:
https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/fundamentals
a. Ensuring the successful Operation of a Cloud Solution
VM Images: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images
Creating, deleting, deprecating custom images: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/create-delete-de
Creating snapshots: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots
How App Engine instances are managed: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/how-instan
Object lifecycle management: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/lifecycle
Expanding subnets: https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/using-vpc#expand-subnet
Introduction to alerting: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/alerts/
Managing alerting policies: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/alerts/using-alerting-ui
a. Configuring Access and Security
Cloud IAM: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/
Security and Identity Fundamentals Quest: https://www.qwiklabs.com/quests/40
Cloud IAM Overview: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/overview
Understanding IAM roles: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles
Understanding custom IAM roles:
https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-custom-roles
Granting or changing access in IAM:
https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access
Understanding service accounts:
https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-service-accounts
Service accounts: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/service-accounts
Cloud Audit Logs overview: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/
Google services with audit logs: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/services
1. Design a Study Strategy
What you know, what you dont. Prepare plan for what to work on.
1. Practice Exams
Make note what you missed or weak into.
1. "Free" Google Cloud Account
Create a google account, enable console, free for 3 months.
Practice projects on free google account.
