Become a Cloud Network Engineer on GCP. Implement VPCs, hybrid connectivity, network services, and security for established network architectures for successful cloud implementations. This course is part of Google’s Network Engineering track that leads to the Professional Cloud Network Engineer certificate.

What You'll Learn

Google Cloud VPC Networking Fundamentals

Recall that networks belong to projects
Explain the differences among default, auto, and custom networks
Create networks and subnets
Explain how IPv4 addresses are assigned to Compute Engine instances
Publish domain names using Cloud DNS
Create Compute Engine instances with IP aliases
Create Compute Engine instances with multiple virtual network interfaces

Controlling Access to VPC Networks

Outline how IAM policies affect VPC networks
Control access to network resources using service accounts
Control access to Compute Engine instances with tag-based firewall rules

Sharing Networks Across Projects

Outline the overall workflow for configuring shared VPC
Differentiate between the IAM roles that allow network resources to be managed
Configure peering between unrelated VPC networks
Recall when to use shared VPC and when to use VPC peering

Load Balancing

Recall the various load balancing services
Configure Layer 7 HTTP(S) load balancing
Whitelist and blacklist IP traffic with Cloud Armor
Cache content with Cloud CDN
Configure internal load balancing
Determine which GCP load balancer to use when

Hybrid Connectivity

Recall the GCP interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to GCP
Explain Dedicated Interconnect and Partner Interconnect
Describe the workflow for configuring a Dedicated Interconnect
Build a connection over a VPN with Cloud Router
Determine which GCP interconnect service to use when
Explain Direct Peering and Partner Peering
Determine which GCP peering service to use when

Networking Pricing and Billing

Recognize how networking features are charged for
Use Network Service Tiers to optimize spend
Determine which Network Service Tier to use when
Recall that labels can be used to understand networking spend

Network Design and Deployment

Explain common network design patterns
Automate the deployment of networks using Deployment Manager
Launch networking solutions using Cloud Marketplace

Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Configure uptime checks, alerting policies en Service Charts
Use VPC Flow Logs to log and analyze network traffic behavior

Become a Google Cloud Network Engineer

Are you a Network Engineer planning to use Google Cloud Platform? Do you want to become a Professional on the Google Cloud Platform? Time to gain the knowledge and skills to implement VPCs, hybrid connectivity, network services, and security for established network architectures for successful cloud implementations. This training offers you a broad study of networking options on the Google Cloud Platform and prepares you for the Google Network Engineer exam.

Networking on GCP is perfect for

Network Engineers or Admins who use Google Cloud Platform or are planning to do so and want to get to know the software-defined networking solutions in the Cloud. Before enrolling, you need to complete the Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure course, or have equivalent experience. Prior understanding of the 7 layer OSI model, IPv4 addressing and routes will help you get the most out of this training.

Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification

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.

Abilities Validated by the Certification

Design, plan, and prototype a GCP Network
Implement a GCP Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Configure network services
Implement hybrid interconnectivity
Implement network security

Recommended Knowledge and Experience

3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using GCP.

Instructor: Martijn van de Grift

Martijn vd Grift - Binx.io

Martijn is a Cloud consultant at Binx.io, where he specializes in creating solutions using GCP and AWS. He holds the most relevant technical certifications for both clouds. He has a great passion for IT and likes to work with the latest technologies. He loves to share this passion during training, and webinars, where he brings experience from assignments at companies including Booking.com, Weeronline, and ZorgDomein.