LearnKartS
GCP Professional Architect Specialization
LearnKartS

GCP Professional Architect Specialization

Become a GCP Cloud Architect. Here, learn GCP architecture principles, including solution design, infrastructure management, security and compliance, process optimization, and operational reliability. Understand better with the four case studies and their solutions. In the end, gain the expertise needed for the Google Cloud Architect Certification.

LearnKartS

Instructor: LearnKartS

Access provided by Coursera Learning Team

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 months
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 months
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and plan a cloud solution architecture. Get hands-on with compute, networking, storage, database and many more services in GCP.

  • Understand how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on Google Cloud Platform. Analyze and optimize processes.

  • Master advanced skills for designing and implementing solutions on the Google Cloud Platform, improving deployment efficiency and performance.

  • Gain the skills needed to design and deploy scalable and reliable applications, as well as optimize applications for the Google Cloud environment.

Details to know

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Taught in English

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from LearnKartS
Placeholder
Placeholder

Earn a career certificate

Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV

Share it on social media and in your performance review

Placeholder

Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand cloud computing basics, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and deployment models (private, public, hybrid, community).

  • Explore major cloud providers with a focus on GCP, including its infrastructure (regions, zones, edge locations) and resource hierarchy.

  • Gain hands-on experience in creating GCP accounts, navigating the interface, using Cloud Shell, SDK, and gsutil, and managing resources.

  • Explore GCP's key services in computing, storage, networking, security, and billing management, and the use of DevOps and management tools.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Services
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: User Accounts
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Cloud Applications

What you'll learn

  • Gain skills in setting up, configuring, and automating virtual machine instances on Google Compute Engine (GCE).

  • Understanding of various load balancing methods and implementation of GCP load balancers for optimal network traffic management.

  • Learn Google Cloud Storage (GCS), including bucket creation, data uploading, storage class types, and lifecycle management.

  • Gain hands-on experience with persistent disks, instance templates, managed instance groups, and autoscaling.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Virtualization and Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Google App Engine
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Scalability
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture

Deployment in GCP

Course 34 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understanding and deploying applications on Google Cloud's App Engine.

  • Understand how to create and manage serverless functions with Cloud Functions and deploy containerized applications using Cloud Run.

  • Gain foundational knowledge of microservices and containerization with Docker.

  • Understand and work with Docker containers, Kubernetes architecture, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) .

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Containerization
Category: Kubernetes
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Google App Engine
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Terraform
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Scalability
Category: Cloud Management

GCP Security and Networking

Course 43 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understanding security considerations and best practices for Google Cloud Storage (GCS).

  • Utilizing Google Cloud Key Management Service for managing cryptographic keys.

  • Implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) on Google Cloud, with focus on practical scenarios and best practices.

  • Learning about VPC concepts, components, types, and practical demonstrations including subnet creation, firewall rules, VPN setup, and more.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Key Management
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Network Routing
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Firewall
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: General Networking
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Network Administration
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Encryption
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Network Security

What you'll learn

  • Understand different types of databases available in GCP, including Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Datastore, and Cloud Firestore.

  • Learn about Big Data services, BigQuery for data warehousing and analytics, and Data Proc for managing clusters and running Apache Hadoop.

  • Explore DevOps practices using tools like Cloud Source Repository for code management, Cloud Build for continuous integration and delivery.

  • Gain insights into Cloud Monitoring for creating dashboards and setting up notifications, Cloud Logging for collecting and analyzing log data.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Services
Category: DevOps
Category: Big Data
Category: Databases
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Data Processing
Category: Scalability
Category: Site Reliability Engineering
Category: Data Infrastructure
Category: Kubernetes
Category: NoSQL
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: CI/CD

What you'll learn

  • Understand fundamental principles for designing cloud architectures that are scalable and resilient.

  • Learn best practices for operational efficiency in managing cloud resources and services.

  • Gain insights into securing cloud environments, ensuring privacy, and meeting compliance standards.

  • Explore techniques for designing reliable systems that minimize downtime and ensure high availability.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Scalability
Category: Disaster Recovery
Category: Service Level
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Solution Architecture

Instructor

LearnKartS
LearnKartS
69 Courses64,570 learners

Offered by

LearnKartS

Why people choose Coursera for their career

Felipe M.
Learner since 2018
"To be able to take courses at my own pace and rhythm has been an amazing experience. I can learn whenever it fits my schedule and mood."
Jennifer J.
Learner since 2020
"I directly applied the concepts and skills I learned from my courses to an exciting new project at work."
Larry W.
Learner since 2021
"When I need courses on topics that my university doesn't offer, Coursera is one of the best places to go."
Chaitanya A.
"Learning isn't just about being better at your job: it's so much more than that. Coursera allows me to learn without limits."
Placeholder

Open new doors with Coursera Plus

Unlimited access to 10,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs - all included in your subscription

Advance your career with an online degree

Earn a degree from world-class universities - 100% online

Join over 3,400 global companies that choose Coursera for Business

Upskill your employees to excel in the digital economy