Google Cloud (GCP)

Learn core Google Cloud services and deploy scalable applications on GCP.

Course Overview

A hands-on introduction to Google Cloud Platform. You will run virtual machines and containers, deploy serverless apps, store data and manage access — the core skills needed to work on GCP projects.

Curriculum

1. Cloud Concepts: Cloud models, regions, zones, projects and billing.
2. GCP Basics: Cloud Console, Cloud Shell and the gcloud CLI.
3. Compute Engine: Creating and managing virtual machines.
4. Networking: VPC networks, subnets, firewall rules and load balancing.
5. Storage & Databases: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL and Firestore basics.
6. Serverless: Deploying apps with Cloud Run and Cloud Functions.
7. Containers & Kubernetes: Docker basics and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
8. IAM & Monitoring: Identity and Access Management, logging and monitoring.

Projects

• Host a static website on Cloud Storage
• Deploy a containerised app on Cloud Run
• Run a small app on GKE

Who Can Join

• Students interested in cloud careers
• Developers deploying applications
• IT professionals moving to cloud