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Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer

A streamlined approach to master the certification exam, focusing on the Google Cloud domain.

(GCACE.AE1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-563-3
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About This Course

Prepare, practice, and train for the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam with this comprehensive study guide and a structured approach. Accelerate your exam readiness with hands-on Labs for practical training with real-world scenarios and GCP tools. Learn how to deploy and secure cloud solutions, maintain performance metrics, and monitor multiple cloud projects. Discover how to utilize the Google Cloud Console and command-line interfaces to manage and scale cloud solutions for Google and self-managed services. 

Skills You’ll Get

  • Understanding of Cloud Computing principles
  • Knowledge of GCP and its core services
  • Expertise in managing Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions
  • Utilize cloud storage options for different data storage needs
  • Create and manage network infrastructure
  • Implement best security practices to protect GCP resources
  • Monitor, log, track & analyze the performance of GCP resources
  • Create cost-effective GCP solutions for different needs
  • Organize and manage projects within GCP

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1

Introduction

  • What Does This Course Cover?
  • Exam Objectives
2

Overview of Google Cloud

  • Types of Cloud Services
  • Cloud Computing vs. Data Center Computing
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
3

Google Cloud Computing Services

  • Computing Components of Google Cloud
  • Storage Components of Google Cloud
  • Networking Components of Google Cloud
  • Additional Components of Google Cloud
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
4

Projects, Service Accounts, and Billing

  • How Google Cloud Organizes Projects and Accounts
  • Roles and Identities
  • Service Accounts
  • Billing
  • Enabling APIs
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
5

Introduction to Computing in Google Cloud

  • Compute Engine
  • App Engine
  • Kubernetes Engine
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Functions
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
6

Computing with Compute Engine Virtual Machines

  • Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with the Console
  • Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines with Cloud SDK
  • Basic Virtual Machine Management
  • Guidelines for Planning, Deploying, and Managing Virtual Machines
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
7

Managing Virtual Machines

  • Managing Single Virtual Machine Instances
  • Introduction to Instance Groups
  • Guidelines for Managing Virtual Machines
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
8

Computing with Kubernetes

  • Introduction to Kubernetes Engine
  • Deploying Kubernetes Clusters
  • Deploying Application Pods
  • Monitoring Kubernetes
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
9

Managing Standard Mode Kubernetes Clusters

  • Viewing the Status of a Kubernetes Cluster
  • Adding, Modifying, and Removing Nodes
  • Adding, Modifying, and Removing Pods
  • Adding, Modifying, and Removing Services
  • Creating Repositories in the Artifact Registry
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
10

Computing with Cloud Run and App Engine

  • Overview of Cloud Run
  • Creating a Cloud Run Service
  • Creating a Cloud Run Job
  • App Engine Components
  • Deploying an App Engine Application
  • Scaling App Engine Applications
  • Splitting Traffic Between App Engine Versions
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
11

Computing with Cloud Functions

  • Introduction to Cloud Functions
  • Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Cloud Storage
  • Cloud Functions Receiving Events from Pub/Sub
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
12

Planning Storage in the Cloud

  • Types of Storage Systems
  • Storage Data Models
  • Choosing a Storage Solution: Guidelines to Consider
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
13

Deploying Storage in Google Cloud

  • Deploying and Managing Cloud SQL
  • Deploying and Managing Firestore
  • Deploying and Managing BigQuery
  • Deploying and Managing Cloud Spanner
  • Deploying and Managing Cloud Pub/Sub
  • Deploying and Managing Cloud Bigtable
  • Deploying and Managing Cloud Dataproc
  • Managing Cloud Storage
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
14

Loading Data into Storage

  • Loading and Moving Data to Cloud Storage
  • Importing and Exporting Data
  • Streaming Data to Cloud Pub/Sub
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
15

Networking in the Cloud: Virtual Private Clouds and Virtual Private Networks

  • Creating a Virtual Private Cloud with Subnets
  • Deploying Compute Engine with a Custom Network
  • Creating Firewall Rules for a Virtual Private Cloud
  • Creating a Virtual Private Network
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
16

Networking in the Cloud: DNS, Load Balancing, Google Private Access, and IP Addressing

  • Configuring Cloud DNS
  • Configuring Load Balancers
  • Google Private Access
  • Managing IP Addresses
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
17

Deploying Applications with Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Foundation Toolkit

  • Deploying a Solution Using Cloud Marketplace
  • Building Infrastructure Using the Cloud Foundation Toolkit
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
18

Configuring Access and Security

  • Managing Identity and Access Management
  • Managing Service Accounts
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
19

Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Estimating

  • Cloud Monitoring
  • Cloud Logging
  • Using Cloud Trace and Google Cloud Status
  • Using the Pricing Calculator
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

1

Google Cloud Computing Services

  • Creating a Filestore Instance
2

Introduction to Computing in Google Cloud

  • Creating a VM Instance
  • Creating a Service in Cloud Run
3

Managing Virtual Machines

  • Creating a Snapshot
  • Creating an Instance Group
4

Deploying Storage in Google Cloud

  • Initializing Data Systems with Cloud Spanner
  • Creating an Instance in Bigtable
  • Creating a Workflow Template in Dataproc
5

Loading Data into Storage

  • Creating and Moving Data Files
6

Networking in the Cloud: Virtual Private Clouds and Virtual Private Networks

  • Creating a VPC Network
  • Creating a Cloud Router
  • Creating a VPC Network Peering Connection
  • Creating a VPN Connection
7

Networking in the Cloud: DNS, Load Balancing, Google Private Access, and IP Addressing

  • Creating a Load Balancer
8

Deploying Applications with Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Foundation Toolkit

  • Creating a Deployment Using Deployment Manager

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You’ll have to pass the Google certification exam to become a certified Associate Cloud Engineer. Prepare and train for the exam with a structured approach. Build a strong foundation in cloud concepts, GCP services, and operations. Practice regularly with quizzes, exercises, and hands-on labs.

This training course is ideal for those who are preparing for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification or those wanting to expand their expertise in cloud technologies.

The prerequisite for this Google certification is minimum 6 months of hands-on experience with Google Cloud.

The exam registration fee is USD 125 (plus taxes wherever applicable).

The time limit for this exam is 60 minutes.

There are 50 to 60 multiple choice and multiple select questions in this exam.

Attaining the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification adds value to your resume, enabling career advancement, opening doors to rewarding job opportunities like cloud developer/architect, network engineer, cloud security engineer, cloud system engineer, and more.

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