Topic
Cloud
Cloud computing concepts that apply to any provider, at the pace of the certifications.
Tracks
- TrackCloud FundamentalsThe cloud concepts that hold for any provider, without depending on a product: the common base of the certification tracks.10 posts · 60 min read
- TrackCloud ComplementsBasic concepts that help you follow the tracks, but are not on the path of any certification.1 post · 6 min read
- TrackGoogle Cloud Digital LeaderFrom cloud fundamentals to Google Cloud products, at the pace of the Cloud Digital Leader certification.22 posts · 134 min read
- TrackGoogle Cloud Associate Cloud EngineerFrom the overview to the practice on Google Cloud, at the pace of the Associate Cloud Engineer certification.Starts with Google Cloud Digital Leader22 posts · 134 min read
- TrackAWS Solutions Architect – AssociateFrom cloud fundamentals to solutions architecture on AWS, at the pace of the Solutions Architect – Associate certification.Starts with Cloud Fundamentals10 posts · 60 min read
All posts
App Engine on Google Cloud
How to put a web application online without managing machines: App Engine, its Standard and Flexible environments, and when to choose each one.
Digital Transformation and Migration to Google Cloud
How to move systems to the cloud without stopping the business: migration strategies, Google Cloud tools and the transformation that comes after.
DevOps, SRE and APIs on Google Cloud
How to deliver and observe software in the cloud: automated deploys, monitoring, reliability targets (SRE) and APIs with a gateway.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
How a computer learns from data: AI, machine learning, the three kinds of learning and the life cycle of a model, on any cloud provider.
AI on Google Cloud: Pre-trained APIs, BigQuery ML and Vertex AI
How to use AI on Google Cloud without starting from scratch: pre-trained APIs, SQL models in BigQuery and Vertex AI for custom and generative models.
Security and Identity on Google Cloud
How Google Cloud applies IAM in practice: policies in the resource hierarchy, service accounts, encryption with your own keys and audit logs.
Scaling and Load Balancing on Google Cloud
How to keep several identical VMs running: a group that replaces a failed machine, and a balancer that decides where each request goes.
Kubernetes and GKE on Google Cloud
How to keep many containers running without waking up at night: what Kubernetes does, and how GKE splits the work between Google and your team.
Serverless and Cloud Run on Google Cloud
How to run the brewery's site without paying for idle servers all year: Cloud Run, App Engine and Cloud Run functions, and when each one fits.
Data and Analytics on Google Cloud
Where to keep each kind of data on Google Cloud, why the store's database should not answer business questions, and how the data reaches the report.
Containers in the Cloud
How to run containers in the cloud without managing servers: container services, Kubernetes orchestration and image registries, on any provider.
Cloud Databases
Installed on a VM or managed? How the cloud handles backups, replicas and failures, and what stays your responsibility.
Cloud Storage: block, file and object
Three ways to store data in the cloud: what block, file and object storage are, when to use each one and how the cost changes.
Compute Engine: virtual machines on Google Cloud
Compute Engine is Google Cloud's VM service: how to choose the machine type, the disks, the instance group and how to pay for it.
Cloud Costs: pay for what you use and control the bill
Where the cloud bill comes from, which pricing models exist (on-demand, committed use, spot) and how to avoid surprises with budgets, tags and right-sizing.
Google Cloud: the starting point
How Google Cloud organizes your space: organization, folders and projects, where permissions and billing live, and the global infrastructure behind it.
Cloud Networking: VPC, subnets and firewalls
How to build a private cloud network: VPCs, subnets, gateways and firewalls, and how to decide what stays open to the internet and what stays protected.
Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and FaaS
Four ways to use the cloud, from renting infrastructure to ready-made software: what each model delivers and who looks after what, on any provider.
Security and Shared Responsibility in the Cloud
The provider protects the cloud; you protect what you put in it. The division of responsibilities, IAM and least privilege, on any provider.
Latency
Why distance matters for the speed of a system: what latency is, where it comes from, how to measure it and how to reduce it, on any cloud.
Virtual Machines: from the dedicated server to the cloud
From the dedicated server to the cloud VM: what virtualization is, who looks after what, and what the cloud brought that traditional hosting didn't have.
Regions and Zones
Where the cloud really is: how regions and zones cut latency and keep one failure from taking everything down, on any provider.
Cloud Fundamentals
Why the cloud exists: the essential concepts that show up in any cloud certification, whether AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud.