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Google Associate Cloud Engineer: Configuring Google Cloud

Learn about Google Cloud Platform tools for efficient development. Explore Cloud Shell, database services, and BigQuery for scalable solutions.

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  • Skill level

    Intermediate

  • Time to complete

    Approx. 1 hour

  • Certificate of completion

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About this course

Google Cloud Platform reduces costs while increasing agility and capturing new opportunities. In this course, you'll begin by learning how to use using Google Cloud Shell. You'll explore how to install and use Cloud tools, the gcloud CLI, Google Cloud SDK, and other utilities that come pre-installed. Next, you'll learn about various Google Cloud database services such as Cloud SQL, which provides a cloud-based alternative to local MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases. You'll examine Cloud Spanner, a fully managed relational database with unlimited scale. You'll move on to learn about Cloud Bigtable, a NoSQL wide-column store for large scale, low latency workloads. Finally, you'll learn about BigQuery, Dataproc, and Cloud Marketplace. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification.

Learning objectives

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • Use google cloud shell
  • Install google cloud sdk

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In this course, you'll watch videos created by industry-leading experts for some of the biggest tech companies in the world. They'll cover key concepts, go through sample applications, prepare you for industry certifications, and more. Watch on any device — whenever and wherever you want — to learn at your own pace.
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What Is a Cloud Engineer & How Do You Become One?

Cory Stieg
May 1, 2024

So, you want to work in cloud computing. Good call! The cloud field is growing, and an estimated 70% of enterprises will use cloud platforms by 2027. You can start honing your cloud skills now so you can stand out in the job market and go after rewarding and lucrative cloud roles like Cloud Engineer. 

With so many cloud certification programs out there, it’s tough to know where to start and what’s worth your time (and money). Our new free cloud courses are designed to give you the foundational skills you need to pursue popular cloud certifications. These video-based courses will improve your knowledge of essential cloud services — like Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ — so you can make an informed decision about where to take your career.  

Curious what sort of opportunities you can have as a Cloud Engineer? We asked Egor Semeniak, Codecademy’s Senior Cloud Security Engineer, what it takes to become a Cloud Engineer and how you can get started today. 

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