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Networking in Google Cloud

Length 3 days
Version 3.0

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Why study this course

This three-day instructor-led course gives participants a broad study of networking options on Google Cloud.

Through presentations, demonstrations, and labs, participants explore and deploy Google Cloud networking technologies. These technologies include: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, subnets, and firewalls; Interconnection among networks; Load balancing; Cloud DNS; Cloud CDN; Cloud NAT. The course will also cover common network design patterns.

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What you’ll learn

This course teaches participants the following skills:

Configure VPC networks, subnets, and routers
Control administrative access to VPC objects
Control network access to endpoints in VPCs
Interconnect networks among Google Cloud projects
Implement network connectivity between Google Cloud projects
Implement load balancing
Configure traffic management among load balancer backend services
Use Cloud CDN to reduce latency
Optimise network spend using Network Service Tiers
Configure private connection options to provide access to external resources and services from internal networks

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Lumify Work is Australia's only national Google Cloud Authorised Training Partner. Get the skills needed to build, test, and deploy applications on this highly scalable infrastructure. Engineered to handle the most data-intensive work you can throw at it, Lumify Work can support you through training wherever you are in your Cloud adoption journey.

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Who is the course for?

This course is intended for the following participants:

Network engineers and administrators who use the Google Cloud console or are planning to do so.
Individuals who want to be exposed to software-defined networking solutions in the cloud.

Course subjects

Module 1: VPC Networking Fundamentals

VPC networks
Multiple Network Interfaces
Network Service Tiers

Module 2: Sharing VPC Networks

Shared VPC
VPC Network Peering
Migrating a VM between networks

Module 3: Network Monitoring and Logging

Monitoring
Logging

Module 4: Network Routing and Addressing in Google Cloud

VPC Routing
IPv6
BYOIP
Cloud DNS

Module 5: Private Connection Options

Private Connection Options
Private Google Access
Private Services Access
Private Service Connect
Cloud NAT

Module 6: Introduction to Network Architecture

Cloud network architecture overview
Key considerations

Module 7: Network Topologies

Hub and spoke topology
Other topologies
Getting topology data
Best practices

Module 8: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection

How DDoS attacks work
Google Cloud mitigations
Types of complementary partner products

Module 9: Controlling Access to VPC Networks

IAM
Cloud Firewall
Cloud IDS
Secure Web Proxy

Module 10: Advanced Security Monitoring and Analysis

Packet Mirroring for network traffic inspection
Network security best practices

Module 11: Hybrid Load Balancing and Traffic Management

Hybrid load balancing
Traffic management

Module 12: Caching and Optimising Load Balancing

Internal network load balancers as next hops
Cloud CDN
Cloud Armor
Load balancer optimisation strategies

Module 13: Connectivity options

Google Cloud connectivity options
Dedicated Interconnect
Partner Interconnect
Cross-Cloud Interconnect

Module 14: Cloud VPN

Use case for Cloud VPN
HA VPN topologies
HA VPN over Cloud Interconnect
Influence best path selection

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, participants should have:

Completed Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure or have equivalent experience
Clear understanding of the 7-layer OSI model
Clear understanding of IPv4 addressing
Prior experience with managing IPv4 routes

Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.