Cloud application development
In 2020, cloud roles were among the top 10 most in-demand IT roles. 1 Learn how to modernize your legacy services or build cloud-native applications using Google Cloud's end-to-end solutions with this learning path.
The courses in this learning path are designed for application developers and programmers who want to learn how to design, develop, and deploy cloud applications.
Cloud Developer learning path
A Cloud Developer builds scalable and highly available cloud applications using Google Cloud and tools that leverage fully managed services. Their work may involve cloud-native applications, runtime environments, developer tools, and next-generation databases.
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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
In this course, you will learn about the computing and storage services available in Google Cloud, including Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery. This course also introduces important resource and policy management tools, such as the Resource Manager hierarchy and Cloud Identity and Access Management.
Switching to Google Cloud from another public cloud provider? Start with Google Cloud Fundamentals for those with experience in AWS or Azure.
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Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform
Build cloud-native applications or redesign existing applications that will run on Google Cloud. In this course, you’ll use Google Cloud services and pre-trained machine learning APIs to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-native applications.
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Application Development with Cloud Run
Explore cloud-native application with Google Cloud run. This course introduces you to fundamentals, practices, capabilities and tools applicable to modern cloud-native application development. Learn how to design, implement, deploy, secure, manage, and scale new (greenfield) and existing (brownfield) applications on Google Cloud using Cloud Run.
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Getting started with Google Kubernetes Engine
Learn to containerize workloads in Docker containers, deploy them to Kubernetes clusters provided by Google Kubernetes Engine, and scale those workloads to handle increased traffic.
For a more comprehensive presentation of Kubernetes, try the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine training.
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Serverless Cloud Run Development
Learn how to build scalable containerized web apps using Cloud Run - a fully managed serverless platform. Complete this quest where you'll have to solve fictitious business scenarios with serverless solutions for the opportunity to receive a Google Cloud skill badge.
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Serverless Firebase Development
Learn how to build serverless web apps, import data into a serverless database, and build Google Assistant applications using Firebase, Google’s backend-as-service (Bass) platform for creating mobile and web applications. Complete this quest for the opportunity to receive a Google Cloud skill badge.
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Deploy to Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Get hands-on practice with Kubernetes by configuring Docker images and containers and deploying fully fledged Kubernetes Engine applications. Practice the skills needed for integrating container orchestration into your own workflow and get the chance to earn a skill badge upon completion.
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What you'll learn
Cloud Shell, Cloud SDK, Cloud Storage, App Engine, Cloud Datastore, Firebase, Firebase SDK, Cloud SQL, Cloud IAM, Cloud Functions, Cloud EndPoints, Google Kubernetes Engine, Container Registry, Cloud Logging and Monitoring, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Spanner, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
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Cloud DevOps Engineer learning path
A Cloud DevOps Engineer is responsible for maintaining the efficient operations of the full software delivery pipeline They oversee that production balances both service reliability and delivery speed.
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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
In this course, you will learn about the computing and storage services available in Google Cloud, including Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery. This course also introduces important resource and policy management tools, such as the Resource Manager hierarchy and Cloud Identity and Access Management.
Switching to Google Cloud from another public cloud provider? Start with Google Cloud Fundamentals for those with experience in AWS or Azure.
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Developing a Google SRE Culture
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is how Google bridges the gap between development and operations, while also providing mission-critical production support. In this course, you'll learn the best practices of SRE, the benefits of adopting an SRE culture, and how SRE can improve cross-functional collaboration.
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Architecting with Google Cloud: Design and Process
Learn to design Google Cloud deployments that are reliable and secure and to operate Google Cloud deployments in a highly available and cost-effective manner. This course is a great introduction to site reliability engineering, or SRE.
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Logging, Monitoring, and Observability in Google Cloud
Learn the techniques for monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving infrastructure and application performance in Google Cloud. Guided by the principles of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
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Perform Foundational Infrastructure Tasks in Google Cloud
Dive into Cloud Storage and other key application services like Stackdriver and Cloud Functions and develop valuable skills that are applicable to any Google Cloud initiative. You'll have the opportunity to earn a skill badge upon completion.
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Implement DevOps in Google Cloud
Learn how to use Google Cloud to improve the speed, stability, availability, and security of your software delivery capability. You'll have the opportunity to earn a skill badge upon completion.
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Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Operations Suite
Learn the ins and outs of Google Cloud's operations suite, an important service for generating insights into the health of your applications. It provides a wealth of information in application monitoring, report logging, and diagnosis.
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Measure Site Reliability using Cloud Operations Suite
Learn how to set Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs); create logs-based metrics, define alerts, and troubleshoot application issues with Cloud Trace, Debugger, Profiler, Monitoring and Logging.
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What you'll learn
Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Debugger, Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Google Cloud Operations Suite, Error Reporting
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Additional courses and practice
Deploy to Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Practice the skills needed for integrating container orchestration into your own workflow and have the opportunity to earn a skill badge upon completion of the challenge lab.
Application Development - Python
This series of advanced labs gives cloud developers practice developing Google Cloud applications in Python.
Application Development - Java
This series of advanced labs gives cloud developers practice developing Google Cloud applications in Java.
Anthos Service Mesh
Get acquainted with Anthos and service mesh to power your next hybrid cloud project.
Enroll in Automating DevOps Workflows with GitLab and Terraform
Get practical experience with GitLab and Terraform.
Building Scalable Java Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud
Learn how to build Java applications using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
Develop and Deploy Windows Applications on Google Cloud Platform
Learn how to configure and run Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server with Google Compute Engine, as well as how to develop and deploy ASP.NET applications.
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