Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations
This course examines cost management, security, and operations in the cloud. First, it explores how businesses can choose to maintain some or none of their own infrastructure by purchasing IT services from a cloud provider. Next, it explains how the responsibility of data security is shared between the cloud provider and the business, and explores the defense-in-depth security built into Google Cloud. Finally, it covers how IT teams and business leaders need to rethink IT resource management in the cloud and how Google Cloud resource monitoring tools can help them to maintain control and visibility over their cloud environment.
Describe financial governance in the cloud and Google Cloud's recommended best practices for effective cloud cost management.
Define a shared responsibility model for optimal cloud security.
Explain how IT teams and business leaders can use principles from DevOps and SRE to increase cloud operational efficiency.
Identify Google Cloud solutions for cloud resource monitoring and application performance management.
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Introduction
Module 1: Financial Governance in the Cloud
Welcome to Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations! In this module, you’ll meet the instructor, learn about the course content, and how to get started.
Module 2: Security in the Cloud
Organizations that adopt cloud technology will inevitably need to fundamentally change some of their business operations. The first of these is about financial governance. This module explains the core challenges organizations face when managing cloud costs and proposes a solution through three lenses: people, process, and technology. It also explains how to think about the total cost of ownership when using cloud services, before unpacking core Google Cloud cost management concepts. It ends by describing some best practices for effective cloud cost management.
Module 3: Monitoring Cloud IT Services and Operations
This module covers the second way that businesses need to change their operations to work effectivey inn the cloud: security. It examines a new cloud-first security model and explains how it differs from traditional on-premises IT security models. The module starts by defining a few fundamental terms related to security in the cloud. Then, it considers today’s top cybersecurity challenges and the most common threats to data privacy and security. After that, it uses the Shared Responsibility Model to illustrate how organizations can maintain data security and compliance on an ongoing basis. Finally, it looks at how Google Cloud equips organizations to control and manage access to data and resources through Cloud Identity.
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FAQ
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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Reviews
Nicely covers the topics that and is really easy to understand
GCP CDL exam is far more vast than this training material
Abundant information regarding security, operations, API, and cloud cost/budgeting
GREAT COURSE, BUT I NEED MORE DETAIL EXPLANATION ....
