This course walks you through the essential skills and services you need to get up and running on Google Cloud. Throughout the course, expert Dan Sullivan uses demos and labs to cement your understanding and provide you with hands on experience in the Google Cloud Platform. By the end of the course, you will learn how to start using Google Cloud, decide which computing service is right for your needs, create virtual machines, and use serverless functions for event driven processing. You’ll also learn about running containers in Cloud Run and Google Kubernetes Engine. It also covers hot topics like AI and machine learning on Google Cloud and explores using Google BigQuery for a wide range of analytics workloads.
Google Cloud Essentials
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Deploy virtual machines and serverless functions in Google Cloud
Deploy a database using Cloud SQL
Query a data in Google BigQuery, a managed data warehouse and analytics platform
Create firewall rules and assign roles to grant permissions to users
Create event driven workflows using Cloud Functions
Skills you'll gain
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September 2025
Assessments
18 assignments
Taught in English
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There is 1 module in this course
Google Cloud Essentials is an introductory module designed to help learners start using Google Cloud for running applications, analyzing data, and leveraging AI services. Covering key topics such as compute services, data storage, analytics with BigQuery, machine learning, networking, security, and cost management, the module provides hands-on exercises for practical experience. No prior cloud experience is required, making it ideal for those with general IT knowledge who want to build foundational skills in Google Cloud technologies.
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89 videos18 assignments
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