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Google Cloud Infrastructure for AWS Professionals Specialization

Google Cloud for AWS Professionals.. A four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing AWS knowledge to get started with Google Cloud.

Instructor: Google Cloud Training

Included with Coursera Plus

Learn more

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.8

(16 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.8

(16 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

Apply your existing cloud knowledge to get started with using Google Cloud.
Explain best practices for the Google Cloud solutions such as IAM, compute, storage, containers, etc.
Interact with various Google Cloud services

Overview

This is a four-course fast-track series for cloud architects and engineers with existing AWS knowledge that compares Google Cloud solutions with AWS and guides professionals on their use.

The learner will apply the knowledge of concepts and technologies in AWS to explore the similarities and differences with concepts and technologies in Google Cloud. Learners will get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.

What’s included

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Taught in English

8 practice exercises

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 Google Cloud

Specialization - 4 course series

Google Cloud IAM and Networking for AWS Professionals

Course 13 hours4.7 (1,675 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Explain how Google Cloud’s resource hierarchy differs from AWS
Explain best practices for Google Cloud’s resource hierarchy, including organizations, folders, and projects.
Describe the differences in AWS and Google Cloud service accounts

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Network Routing, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Machines, Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), General Networking, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, User Accounts, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, and Cloud Computing Architecture

Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals

Course 23 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Create and configure a Compute Engine instance inGoogle Cloud.
Explain the difference between Google Cloud images and AWS AMI.
Compare and contrast Cloud Load Balancing with AWS Load Balancers.
Describe managed instance groups (MIGs) and how to use them.

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Virtual Machines, Scalability, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Firewall, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Public Cloud, Network Security, and Network Routing

Google Cloud Storage and Containers for AWS Professionals

Course 35 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Create and configure Cloud SQL and Cloud Storage
Compare Google Cloud's data lake and database options with AWS
Explain how Google Kubernetes Engine differs from Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Provision a Kubernetes cluster using Google Kubernetes Engine.

Skills you'll gain

Kubernetes, Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Amazon S3, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Data Storage, Relational Databases, Network Architecture, and Multi-Cloud

Deploy and Monitor in Google Cloud for AWS Professionals

Course 42 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Describe use cases for Cloud Source Repositories and Cloud Functions.
Create charts, alerts, and uptime checks for resources with Cloud Monitoring.
Compare Cloud Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch.
Describe how Cloud Run differs from AWS Fargate

Skills you'll gain

Google Cloud Platform, Application Deployment, System Monitoring, Cloud Services, Serverless Computing, Amazon CloudWatch, Containerization, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Kubernetes, and Cloud Applications