COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification exam.
• Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Customers, Partners, Googlers
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
3+ years industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
COURSE CONTENT:
Module 00 : PCNE certification
Topics
• Role of a Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Introduction to a sample infrastructure scenario that is used throughout the course
• Certification process
Objectives
• Describe the purpose and benefits of the PCNE certification.
• Explain the certification process.
• Create a study plan for designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud network.
Activities
• Lecture
Module 01 Designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud Network
Topics
Within the context of the sample scenario:
• Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
• Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
• Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit
Objectives
• Explain the considerations involved in designing an overall network architecture.
• Identify considerations for designing a VPC, a hybrid or multi-cloud network, or an IP addressing plan for GKE.
• Determine the skills you need to develop to effectively design, plan, and prototype a Google Cloud network.
Activities
• Lecture
• Diagnostic quiz (ungraded)
• Review diagnostic questions
• Knowledge check quiz (graded)
• Workbook exercise – creating your study plan
Module 02 Implementing a VPC
Topics
Within the context of the sample scenario:
• Assuming Kubernetes clusters will be used in all the networks, describe how IP addresses will be distributed among them.
• Describe the sort of interconnections will be added between Google Cloud and external environments and how the routing will be configured for them.
• Describe how the network will be secured with firewall rules and VPC Service Controls
Objectives
• Identify the tasks involved in configuring VPCs, configuring routing, and configuring and maintaining GKE clusters.
• Describe considerations for configuring firewalls and implementing VPC Service Controls.
• Determine the skills you need to develop related to implementing a VPC.
Activities
• Lecture
• Diagnostic quiz (ungraded)
• Review diagnostic questions
• Knowledge check quiz (graded)
• Workbook exercise – creating your study plan
Module 03 Configuring network services
Topics
Within the context of the sample scenario:
• Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
• Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
• Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit
Objectives
• Identify considerations involved in configuring load balancing
• Describe the scope of tasks to configure Cloud Armor policies, Cloud CDN, Cloud DNS, Cloud NAT, and network packet inspection.
Activities
• Lecture
• Diagnostic quiz (ungraded)
• Review diagnostic questions
• Knowledge check quiz (graded)
• Workbook exercise – creating your study plan
Module 04 Implementing hybrid connectivity
Topics
Within the context of the sample scenario: describe the details of the VPN and Interconnect links between Google Cloud VPCs and on-premise or other cloud networks.
Objectives
• Describe how to configure Google Cloud Interconnect, a site-to-site IPsec VPN, and Cloud Router.
• Determine the skills you need to develop to ensure successful implementation of hybrid interconnectivity.
Activities
• Lecture
• Diagnostic quiz (ungraded)
• Review diagnostic questions
• Knowledge check quiz (graded)
• Workbook exercise – creating your study plan
Module 05 Managing, monitoring, and optimizing network operations
Topics
Within the context of the sample scenario:
• Describe the network troubleshooting and debugging process.
• Describe the troubleshooting process using Cloud Logging and Monitoring and Network Intelligence Center.
Objectives
• Describe options for logging and monitoring with Google Cloud's operations suite.
• Explain tasks involved in managing and maintaining security.
• Identify considerations for maintaining and troubleshooting connectivity issues, latency, and traffic flow.
• Determine the skills you need to develop to manage and optimize network operations with Google Cloud.
Activities
• Lecture
• Diagnostic quiz (ungraded)
• Review diagnostic questions
• Knowledge check quiz (graded)
• Workbook exercise – creating your study plan
Module 06 Your next steps
Topics
Based on domain knowledge deficiencies noted after answering the diagnostic questions, construct a weekly study plan.
Objectives
• Create a weekly study plan.
• Set weekly study goals.
• Register for the Professional Cloud Network Engineer exam.
Activities
• Lecture
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