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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engineer Professional Certificate

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Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engineer Professional Certificate

Advance your career as a Cloud Networking Engineer

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.7

(1,023 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn the skills needed to be successful in a cloud network engineering role

  • Prepare for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam

  • Learn about implementing VPCs, hybrid connectivity, network services, and security for established network architectures on Google Cloud

  • Understand the purpose and intent of the Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification and its relationship to other Google Cloud certifications

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

What you'll learn

  • Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification exam.

  • Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Network Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Identify the purpose and value of Google Cloud products and services.

  • Define how infrastructure is organized and controlled in Google Cloud

  • Explain how to create a basic infrastructure in Google Cloud

  • Select and use Google Cloud storage options

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Engineering
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: VPN Clients
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Network Administration
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the concept of multiple network interfaces (NICs) and why they’re useful in a VPC network.

  • Connect two or more VPC networks.

  • Differentiate between Standard and Premium Network Service Tiers.

  • Use Network Intelligence Center, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring to troubleshoot network problems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Wide Area Networks
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Data Centers
Category: Multi-Cloud
Category: General Networking
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Cloud Technologies
Category: Network Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Configure connectivity to Google Cloud VPC networks.

  • Configure private connection options to provide access to external resources and services from internal networks.

  • Identify the best Network Service Tier for your needs.

  • Configure monitoring and logging to troubleshoot networks problems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Network Security
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Firewall
Category: Proxy Servers
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Network Administration
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
Category: Identity and Access Management

What you'll learn

  • Analyze the key considerations for designing a scalable, secure, performant, and cost-efficient Google Cloud network architecture.

  • Implement a hub and spoke network topology

  • Visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize Google Cloud networks.

  • Apply best practices for designing and managing Google Cloud networks in cloud-only, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Prometheus (Software)
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Debugging
Category: Cloud Management
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Network Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Deploy Cloud IDS and configure its settings according to specific security needs.

  • Identify methods Google Cloud uses to mitigate the risk of DDoS for its customers.

  • Define packet mirroring and explain its role in network analysis and troubleshooting.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Event Monitoring
Category: Query Languages
Category: Cloud Management
Category: System Monitoring
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Identity and Access Management

What you'll learn

  • Implement hybrid load balancing.

  • Manage traffic to the load balancers.

  • Use Google Cloud Armor with your load balancers.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Security
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: Proxy Servers
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks

What you'll learn

  • Explain the different connectivity options available to extend your on-premises and other cloud networks to Google Cloud.

  • Analyze the suitability of different Google Cloud hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity services for specific use cases.

  • Implement a hybrid or multi-cloud network using Google Cloud services.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Network Routing
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Firewall
Category: Network Troubleshooting

What you'll learn

  • Explain the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud Observability.

  • Implement monitoring for multiple cloud projects.

  • Create effective monitoring dashboards and alerts.Create alerting policies, uptime checks and alerts.

  • Explain how to collect logs using Cloud Logging and export for further analysis

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Services
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Network Security
Category: Network Routing
Category: Firewall
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Network Administration
Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Network Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Install and manage Ops Agent to collect logs for Compute Engine.

  • Explain Cloud Operations for GKE.

  • Analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs.

  • Analyze resource utilization cost for monitoring related components within Google Cloud.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Generative AI
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Google App Engine (GAE)
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Scalability
Category: Google Compute Engine
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Containerization
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Platform As A Service (PaaS)

What you'll learn

  • Configure Networks via gcloud

  • Perform basic networking tasks and troubleshooting

  • Improve network performance

  • Install and test load balancers

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Load Balancing
Category: Network Security
Category: Firewall
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: General Networking
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Scalability
Category: Network Planning And Design

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