Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals

The cloud has been a powerful enabler for all organizations over the years. It can help them improve their agility, scale and reliability as well as manage spend. The cloud has made it possible to adopt a variety of new applications, from big data to the Internet of things. It can be hard to keep up with the rapidly growing set of capabilities. This challenge is made even more difficult when trying to map capabilities across public cloud providers. The course Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals provides a comprehensive overview of Google Cloud Platform. Although the Google Cloud Platform is newer than its competitors, it draws from years of experience managing Google's vast internal infrastructure. It also offers a simplified set of solutions-focused capabilities that will help you create great systems. The platform's core components will be first explored. Next, you will explore the features that set Google apart from other cloud platforms. The common architectural patterns for application development will be covered. This course will help you understand the relationships between the different areas and give you a starting point for further exploration.