• Course overview
  • Course details
  • Prerequisites

Course overview

About this course

Welcome to the Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine course. If you're interested in Kubernetes, a software layer that sits between your applications and your hardware infrastructure, then you’re in the right place! Google Kubernetes Engine brings you Kubernetes as a managed service on Google Cloud.

The goal of this course is to introduce the basics of Google Kubernetes Engine, or GKE, as it’s commonly referred to, and how to get applications containerized and running in Google Cloud. The course starts with a basic introduction to Google Cloud, and is then followed by an overview of containers and Kubernetes, Kubernetes architecture, and Kubernetes operations.

Boost your cloud career by showing the world the skills you have developed!

Audience profile
  • Application developers, Cloud Solutions Architects, DevOps engineers, and IT managers - Individuals who use Google Cloud to create new solutions or integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure - Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud Kubernetes to address business needs
At course completion

You will be able to:

  • Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.
  • Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.
  • Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and gcloud/kubectl commands.

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Course details

Module 1: Course Introduction
  • Course introduction
Module 2: Introduction to Google Cloud
  • Introduction
  • Cloud computing and Google Cloud
  • Google Cloud compute offerings
  • The Google network
  • Resource management
  • Billing
  • Interacting with Google Cloud
  • Lab Introduction: Accessing the Cloud console and Cloud Shell
  • LAB: Accessing the Google Cloud Console and Cloud Shell
Module 3: Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes
  • Introduction
  • Containers
  • Container images
  • Lab introduction: Working with Cloud Build
  • LAB: Working with Cloud Build
  • Kubernetes
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
Module 4: Kubernetes Architecture
  • Introduction
  • Kubernetes concepts
  • Kubernetes components
  • GKE Autopilot and GKE standard
  • Object management
  • Lab introduction: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters
  • LAB: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters
Module 5: Kubernetes Operations
  • Introduction
  • The kubectl command
  • Introspection
  • Lab introduction: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters from Cloud Shell
  • LAB: Deploying GKE Autopilot Clusters from Cloud Shell
Module 6: Course Summary
  • Course summary

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Prerequisites

This course has no prerequisite courses.
Learners should have a basic proficiency with command-line tools, Linux operating system environments, and web server technologies like Nginx. Experience with systems operations, including deploying and managing applications, either on-premises or in a public cloud environment is recommended.

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