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Logging, Monitoring and Observability in Google Cloud. This certification & training courses teaches participants techniques for monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving infrastructure and application performance in Google Cloud. Guided by the principles of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and using a combination of presentations, demos, hands-on labs, and real-world case studies, attendees gain experience with full-stack monitoring, real-time log management and analysis, debugging code in production, tracing application performance bottlenecks, and profiling CPU and memory usage.

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What You'll Learn

  • Plan and implement a well-architected logging and monitoring infrastructure ?
  • Define Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) ?
  • Create effective monitoring dashboards and alerts
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve Google Cloud infrastructure
  • Analyze and export Google Cloud audit logs
  • Find production code defects, identify bottlenecks, and improve performance Optimize monitoring costs

Who Should Attend


Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps personnel Cloud developers and DevOps personnel.

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Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, participants should have:
  • Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure or equivalent experience
  • Basic scripting or coding familiarity
  • Proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments

Learning Journey

Want to boost your career in Google Cloud? Click on the roles below to see the learning pathways, specially designed to give you the skills to succeed.

  • Cloud DevOps Engineer
  • Cloud Solutions Engineer

Module 1:Introduction to Google Cloud Observability

  • Describe the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud Observability.
  • Explain the purpose of the Cloud Monitoring tool.
  • Explain the purpose of Cloud Logging and Error Reporting tools.
  • Explain the purpose of Application Performance Management tools.

Module 02:Monitoring critical systems

  • Use Cloud Monitoring to view metrics for multiple cloud projects.
  • Explain the different types of dashboards and charts that can be built.
  • Create an uptime check.
  • Explain the cloud operations architecture.
  • Explain and demonstrate the purpose of using Monitoring Query Language (MQL)for monitoring

Module 03:Alerting policies

  • Explain alerting strategies.
  • Explain alerting policies.
  • Explain error budget.
  • Explain why server-level indicators (SLIs), service-level objectives (SLOs), and service-level agreements (SLAs) are important.
  • Identify types of alerts and common uses for each.
  • Use Cloud Monitoring to manage services

Module 04:Advanced logging and analysis

  • Use Log Explorer features.
  • Explain the features and benefits of logs-based metrics.
  • Define log sinks (inclusion filters) and exclusion filters.
  • Explain how BigQuery can be used to analyze logs.
  • Export logs to BigQuery for analysis.
  • Use log analytics on Google Cloud.

Module 05:Working with Cloud Audit Logs

  • Explain Cloud Audit Logs.
  • List and explain different audit logs.
  • Explain the features and functionalities of the different audit logs.
  • List the best practices to implement audit logs

Module 06:Configuring Google Cloud services for observability

  • Use the Ops Agent with Compute Engine.
  • Enable and use Kubernetes Monitoring.
  • Explain the benefits of using Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus.
  • Explain the use of PromQL to query Cloud Monitoring metrics.
  • Explain the uses of OpenTelemetry.
  • Explain custom metrics.

Module 07:Monitoring the Google Cloud network

  • Collect and analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs.
  • Enable and monitor Packet Mirroring.
  • Explain the capabilities of the Network Intelligence Center.

Module 08:Investigating application performance issues

  • Explain the features, benefits, and functionalities of Error Reporting, Cloud Trace,and Cloud Profiler.

Module 09:Optimizing the costs for Google Cloud Observability

  • Analyze resource utilization cost for monitoring-related components within Google Cloud.
  • Implement best practices for controlling the cost of monitoring within Google Cloud

 

This course is not associated with any certification.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • Why get Google Cloud Platform (GCP) certified?

    Google Cloud certifications validate your expertise in cloud technologies and your proficiency in using Google Cloud Platform's vast array of services.

    These certifications are recognized globally and highly sought after by employers, as they demonstrate your ability to design, develop, and manage scalable and secure cloud solutions on GCP.

    Google Cloud-certified professionals are in high demand, opening doors to new career opportunities and higher earning potential.

  • What to expect for the examination?

    Google Cloud offers a variety of certification exams across different levels (Foundational, Associate, and Professional) covering various job roles and specializations.

    The exams typically consist of multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, as well as scenario-based questions that assess your ability to apply your knowledge in real-world situations.

    Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by Google Cloud from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.

  • How long is Google Cloud Platform (GCP) certification valid for?

    Most Google Cloud certifications, including Professional-level certifications, are valid for two years from the date of passing the exam.

    The Cloud Digital Leader and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications are valid for three years from the date of passing the exam.

    To maintain your certification, you will need to recertify by passing the latest version of the same exam or an equivalent higher-level certification exam before your current certification expires.

    You will receive a notification from Google Cloud prior to your certification's expiration date.

    Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by Google Cloud from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.

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