Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Roadmaps, modules, concepts, articles, and practical resources for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - all aggregated in one place.

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GCP Compute and Container Services

Master Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions to choose the right compute model and deploy scalable, cost-efficient workloads.

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GCP Fundamentals and Resource Governance

Master GCP's resource hierarchy, IAM, Service Accounts, and billing so you can organize projects and control access with confidence.

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GCP Networking and Connectivity

Master GCP VPCs, firewall rules, Shared VPC, and load balancing to design secure, high-performing network architectures.

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GCP Operations, Security, and Production Readiness

Master Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Security Command Center, and Cloud Armor to secure and operate GCP workloads in production.

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GCP Storage and Database Solutions

Master Cloud Storage classes, Persistent Disks, and GCP's database products to store and query data correctly and cost-effectively.

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Building Cloud Monitoring Alerts and Dashboards

Learn to create a notification channel and an alert policy that actually notifies someone, and understand why an alert with no channel fails silently.

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Centralizing Network Management with Shared VPC

Learn to set up a Shared VPC so a central team owns network design while individual product teams still deploy their own resources autonomously.

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Choosing Between Cloud SQL, Spanner, and Firestore

Learn to match a workload's actual data shape and scale needs to Cloud SQL, Firestore, Spanner, Bigtable, or BigQuery correctly.

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Choosing Between Cloud VPN and VPC Network Peering

Learn when Cloud VPN's encrypted tunnel to on-premises is the right tool versus VPC Network Peering's direct connection between two VPCs.

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Choosing Between Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions

Learn how to choose the right GCP compute service based on control needs, container orchestration complexity, and traffic patterns.

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Choosing Between Zonal and Regional Persistent Disks

Learn when a regional Persistent Disk's higher cost is justified by needing to survive a single zone failure, versus a zonal disk's lower cost.

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Choosing the Right Cloud Load Balancer Type

Learn to distinguish GCP's global external, regional external, and internal load balancer types based on traffic type and reach needed.

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Choosing the Right Cloud Storage Class

Learn to choose between Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive storage classes based on real access patterns and minimum duration costs.

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Glossary

Plain-language definitions for the terminology used across this hub. Useful when a module or article assumes a term you have not met yet.

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