Cloud Architecture
Preparing for the Professional Cloud Architect Examination
Master the skills needed for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification. Through hands-on case studies, targeted skill assessment, and expert guidance, you’ll build the expertise required to excel in your certification journey
Duration
1 Days
Target Audience
This course is suitable for Cloud architects and Cloud engineers
What you'll learn
Master Exam Strategies:
Tackle case studies, close knowledge gaps, and create targeted plans.
Focused Preparation:
Analyze frameworks and improve with expert resources.
Achieve Success:
Apply proven techniques for certification readiness.
Prerequisites for Success
- Experience with Linux commands and CLI operations
- Working knowledge of Google Cloud infrastructure
- Basic understanding of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Foundational networking concepts
Technical proficiency in:
- Shell scripting
- XML and JSON
- HTTP and REST protocols
- TLS security principles
COURSE AGENDA
Fundamentals
- Understand the core features of the Apigee API management platform, and how it facilitates the management of APIs across various environments.
- Explore the fundamental concepts and technologies involved in API management, including Google Cloud, Kubernetes, REST APIs, and Anthos, and how they integrate to provide a seamless platform for managing APIs.
Architecture
- Learn about the hybrid runtime plane, the various components involved, and how networking functions in an Apigee hybrid environment.
- Understand how organization structures are set up within Apigee, and how management APIs help you automate and control your API infrastructure.
Installation
- Discover the steps required to set up and configure a hybrid API management platform using Apigee on Google Cloud.
- Learn how to configure the runtime plane for Apigee on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to manage API proxies and traffic.
- Gain hands-on experience with tools that help you manage and deploy components of the Apigee platform effectively.
Deployment Management
- Learn how to configure the environment for Apigee API proxies, including security, scalability, and traffic management settings.
- Understand the process for deploying API proxies on Apigee, and how to optimize them for performance and reliability.
- Discover strategies to expand your GKE environment to scale your Apigee deployment as your application grows.
Security
- Learn about securing communication between different components of the Apigee platform using encryption and secure channels.
- Explore the methods available for data encryption at rest and in transit to ensure API data security.
- Understand how to implement RBAC in Apigee to manage and restrict access to different components of the platform based on user roles.
Capacity & Scaling
- Learn how to plan the capacity of your runtime plane to handle varying workloads, ensuring performance under peak traffic.
- Discover strategies to scale Apigee components dynamically based on demand, including autoscaling and capacity tuning.
Upgrade Management
- Understand the process of applying software updates and patches to the Apigee platform, keeping your system secure and up-to-date.
- Learn how to perform rolling updates to upgrade the Apigee platform without interrupting service availability.
- Explore the steps for rolling back changes in case of issues during an update, ensuring system stability.
Monitoring
- Learn how to configure logging and metrics collection to monitor the health and performance of your Apigee API proxies.
- Discover how to manage and analyze API traffic data to gain insights into the usage and performance of your API environment.
- Gain knowledge of the tools available for monitoring the health of various Apigee components and ensuring continuous uptime.
- Learn the techniques and tools required to troubleshoot issues within the Apigee platform and optimize your API management process.