Google Cloud Fundamentals for Azure Professionals
- Course Code GO6542
- Duration 2 days
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This course is available in the following formats:
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Company Event
Event at company
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Public Classroom
Traditional Classroom Learning
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Virtual Learning
Learning that is virtual
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Course Overview
TopThis is a course for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge that compares Google Cloud solutions with Azure and guides professionals on their use.
In this course, you’ll apply the concepts and technologies knowledge in Azure to explore the similarities and differences with concepts and technologies in Google Cloud. You’ll get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.
Products: Google Cloud VPN • Google Cloud VPC • Google Cloud Firewall • Compute Engine • Cloud Storage • Cloud SQL • Google Kubernetes Engine • GKE Enterprise • Cloud Operations
Updated July2026
Virtual Learning
This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.
Course Schedule
TopTarget Audience
TopThis course is intended for the Cloud architects or cloud engineers who are experienced with Azure cloud.
Course Objectives
TopAfter this course participants should be able to:
- Explain best practices for the Google Cloud solutions that incorporate resources and access management in Google Cloud
- Implement Google Cloud networks by using best practices for Cloud virtual private network (VPN), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Google Cloud Firewall
- Create and customize virtual machine (VM) instances using Compute Engine
- Configure load balancers and autoscaling for VM instances
- Implement data storage services in Google Cloud
- Design a solution using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for deploying applications in Google Cloud
- Examine best practices for deploying and monitoring of Google Cloud infrastructure
- Identify the purpose and use cases for Cloud Run
Course Content
TopModule 1 Resource and Access Management in Google Cloud
- Google Cloud resource hierarchy
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Service accounts
- Interacting with Google Cloud
- Lab: Exploring Identity and Access Management
Module 2 Networking in Google Cloud
- Networking concepts in Azure and Google Cloud
- Virtual Private Cloud Networking
- Lab: VPC Networking
- Cloud Routing
- Interconnecting Networks
- Lab: Implement private Google access and Cloud NAT
Module 3 Virtual machines in Google Cloud
- Google Compute Engine
- Machine types and images
- Spot VMs
- Lab: Getting started with Compute Engine
Module 4 Load Balancing and Managed Instance Groups on Google Cloud
- Load Balancing in Azure and Google Cloud
- Cloud Load Balancing features in Google Cloud
- Managed instance groups
- Lab: Configuring an HTTP Load Balancer with Autoscaling
Module 5 Storage in Google Cloud
- Overview of Storage and Database Services
- Cloud Storage
- Managed Database Services
- Data Lake Options
- Lab: Cloud Storage
- Lab: Implementing Cloud SQL
Module 6 Containers in Google Cloud
- Containers in Google Cloud
- Google Kubernetes Engine
- Kubernetes Concepts and Architecture
- Deployments and Networking
- Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Computing with GKE Enterprise
- Lab: Getting started with Google Kubernetes Engine
- Lab: Creating Google Kubernetes Engine Deployments
Module 7 Applications in Google Cloud
- Development of Applications in Google Cloud
- Cloud Run Functions
- Describe how Cloud Run Functions can support application development.
- Deploy a containerized application on Cloud Run
- Lab: Hello Cloud Run
Module 8 Monitoring in Google Cloud
- Monitoring in the Cloud
- Cloud Operations
- Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Cloud Monitoring.
- Monitoring GKE Clusters
- Monitoring Tools in Azure and Google Cloud
- Lab: Monitoring a Compute Engine VM using Ops Agent
Course Prerequisites
TopParticipants should have a good familiarity with Azure terms and concepts.
Test Certification
TopNone
Further Information
Top- Official course book provided to participants
