Developing Applications with Google Cloud: Foundations

Overview

In this course, you learn the fundamentals of application development on Google Cloud. You learn best practices for cloud applications, and how to select compute and data options to match your application use cases. You're introduced to generative AI and how it's used to help build applications. You learn about authentication and authorization, application deployment, continuous integration and delivery, and monitoring and performance tuning for your applications running in Google Cloud. Using lectures and hands-on labs, you learn how to get started building and running applications on Google Cloud.

Syllabus

Introduction

Course Introduction

Best Practices for Cloud Application Development

Best Practices for Cloud Application Development (1)
Best Practices for Cloud Application Development (2)
Quiz: Best Practices for Cloud Application Development

Getting Started with Google Cloud Development

Overview
Cloud APIs and the Google Cloud SDK
The Google Cloud CLI
Cloud Client Libraries
Cloud Shell and Cloud Code
Quiz: Getting Started with Google Cloud Development
Summary

Data Storage Options

Overview
Cloud Storage and Databases
BigQuery, Memorystore, and Product Comparisons
Lab Overview
Developing Applications with Google Cloud: Storing Application Data
Quiz: Data Storage Options
Summary

Handling Authentication and Authorization

Overview
Authorization with Cloud IAM
Authenticating to Google APIs and Service Accounts
Choosing an Authentication Method
Other Authentication/Authorization Methods
Using Secret Manager
Quiz: Handling Authentication and Authorization
Summary

Adding Intelligence to Your Application

Overview
Using Pre-Trained Machine Learning Models
Intro to Generative AI
Lab Overview
Developing Applications on Google Cloud: Adding User Authentication and Intelligence to Your Application
Quiz: Adding Intelligence to Your Application
Summary

Deploying Applications

Overview
Continuous Integration and Delivery
Containers and Building Application Images
Quiz: Deploying Applications
Summary

Compute Options for Your Application

Overview
Compute Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Run
Cloud Run functions
Comparisons
Quiz: Compute Options for Your Application
Summary

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

Overview
Google Cloud Observability
Logging and metrics
Error Reporting
Managing Performance
Lab Overview
Developing Applications on Google Cloud: Deploying and Maintaining Your Application
Quiz: Monitoring and Performance Tuning
Summary