Architecting with Google Cloud Platform: Design and Process

Module 1: Defining Services

In this module, you will learn to describe users of a system in terms of the roles and personas they take. You will learn how to measure success using Key performance indicators (KPIs) and you will examine service level objectives (SLOs), service level indicators (SLIs), and service level agreements (SLAs).

Module 2: Microservice Design and Architecture

In this module, we introduce application architecture and microservice design.

Module 3: DevOps Automation

This module introduces DevOps automation, a key factor in achieving consistency, reliability, and speed of deployment.

Module 4: Choosing Storage Solutions

In this module, we discuss Google Cloud storage and data solutions and how to select the most suitable one to meet your business and technical requirements.

Module 5: Google Cloud and Hybrid Network Architecture

In this module, we discuss Google Cloud network architectures, including hybrid architectures.

Module 6: Deploying Applications to Google Cloud

In this module, we discuss the different options of deploying applications to Google Cloud. Google Cloud offers many possible deployment platforms, and the choice is not always immediately obvious.

Module 7: Designing Reliable Systems

In this module, we talk about how to design reliable systems.

Module 8: Security

In this module, we cover security. Google has been operating securely in the cloud for 20 years. There is a strong belief that security empowers innovation. The approach of the cloud architect should be that security should be put first; everything else will follow from this.

Module 9: Maintenance and Monitoring

In this final module of this course, we cover application maintenance and monitoring.

To get the most out of this course, participants should have:

• Have completed Architecting with Google Compute Engine, Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine, or have equivalent experience.
• Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments.
• Systems​ ​Operations​ ​experience​ ​including​ ​deploying​ ​and​ ​managing​ ​applications,​ ​either​ ​on-premises​ ​or​ ​in​ ​a​ ​public​ ​cloud environment.