Architecting with Google Cloud: Design and Process (AGCP-DP) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Defining the Service

  • Design​ ​in​ ​this​ ​class
  • State​ ​and​ ​solution
  • Measurement
  • Gathering​ ​requirements,​ ​SLOs,​ ​SLAs,​ ​and​ ​SLIs​ ​(key​ ​performance indicators)

Module 2: Business-Logic Layer Design

  • Microservices​ ​architecture
  • GCP​ ​12-factor​ ​support
  • Mapping​ ​compute​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Cloud​ ​Platform​ ​processing services
  • Compute​ ​system​ ​provisioning

Module 3: Data Layer Design

  • Classifying and characterizing data
  • Data​ ​ingest​ ​and​ ​data​ ​migration
  • Identification​ ​of​ ​storage​ ​needs​ ​and​ ​mapping​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Cloud Platform​ ​storage​ ​systems

Module 4: Presentation Layer Design

  • Network​ ​edge​ ​configuration
  • Network​ ​configuration​ ​for​ ​data​ ​transfer​ ​within​ ​the​ ​service,​ ​including load​ ​balancing​ ​and​ ​network​ ​location
  • Network​ ​integration​ ​with​ ​other​ ​environments,​ ​including​ ​on​ ​premise and​ ​multi-cloud

Module 5: Design for Resiliency, Scalability, and Disaster Recovery

  • Failure due to loss of resources
  • Failure due to overload
  • Strategies for coping with failure
  • Business​ ​continuity​ ​and​ ​disaster​ ​recovery,​ ​including​ ​restore​ ​strategy and​ ​data​ ​lifecycle​ ​management
  • Scalable​ ​and​ ​resilient​ ​design

Module 6: Design for Security

  • Google​ ​Cloud​ ​Platform​ ​security
  • Network​ ​access​ ​control​ ​and​ ​firewalls
  • Protections​ ​against​ ​denial​ ​of​ ​service
  • Resource​ ​sharing​ ​and​ ​isolation
  • Data encryption and key management
  • Identity​ ​access​ ​and​ ​auditing

Module 7: Capacity Planning and Cost Optimization

  • Capacity Planning
  • Pricing

Module 8: Deployment, Monitoring and Alerting, and Incident Response

  • Deployment
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Incident response