Google Cloud Certified – Associate Cloud Engineer

Course Description

The Associate Cloud Engineer certification from Google Cloud is designed for individuals who want to gain foundational hands-on experience in managing and deploying applications, monitoring operations, and maintaining enterprise cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

This course equips you with practical skills to work with GCP services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and more. Through live labs, guided projects, and real-world use cases, you’ll learn how to provision cloud environments, manage GCP resources via the Cloud Console and CLI, and ensure security and scalability in cloud deployments.

Certification

The Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification demonstrates your ability to:

• Set up and manage GCP projects and billing accounts

• Deploy, configure, and monitor cloud services

• Use the Google Cloud Console and gcloud CLI efficiently

• Maintain one or more deployed solutions that leverage Google-managed or self-managed services

Who This Course is For

• IT professionals and system administrators transitioning to cloud

• Beginners looking for a career in cloud computing

• Developers and DevOps engineers seeking Google Cloud proficiency

• Professionals preparing for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) exam

Prerequisites:
Basic understanding of networking, Linux commands, and system administration is helpful.

What You’ll Learn

Cloud Fundamentals & GCP Overview

• Core GCP services: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM

• Regions, zones, projects, and billing management

• Cloud Shell, Cloud Console, and gcloud CLI usage

Compute & Application Deployment

• Virtual Machines (VMs) with Compute Engine

• Kubernetes Engine basics for container orchestration

• Deploying applications on App Engine and Cloud Run

• Creating and managing custom images and instance templates

Storage & Databases

• Cloud Storage: buckets, objects, lifecycle rules

• Persistent disks and snapshots

• Overview of Cloud SQL, Firestore, and Bigtable

Networking

• VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, and IP configuration

• Load balancing and Cloud CDN

• Internal and external DNS using Cloud DNS

Security & IAM

• Setting up and managing Identity and Access Management

• Service accounts, roles, and permissions

• Best practices for securing resources and data

Monitoring & Logging

• Stackdriver (now part of Cloud Operations Suite) for logging and monitoring

• Setting up alerts, dashboards, and uptime checks

• Debugging and auditing deployed services

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Automating tasks with Cloud SDK and scripts

• Intro to Deployment Manager and Terraform (optional)

• Using GCP APIs for automation

Tools & Services Covered

• Google Cloud Console & Cloud Shell

• Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Run, GKE

• Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Firestore

• VPC, Load Balancing, Cloud DNS

• IAM, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging

• gcloud CLI, SDK, APIs

Course Outcomes

• Full preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam

• Confidence to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot GCP-based solutions

• Practical experience in deploying secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure

• A stepping stone toward advanced GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer)