Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine
This course covers an introduction to Kubernetes, a software layer that sits between your applications and your hardware infrastructure. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) brings you Kubernetes as a managed service on Google Cloud. This course teaches the basics of GKE and how to get applications containerized and running in Google Cloud. The course covers a basic introduction to Google Cloud, an overview of containers and Kubernetes, Kubernetes architecture, and Kubernetes operations.
- Duration: 1 day
- Languages: English, German
- Level: Introductory
- Group size: Up to 16
What you'll learn
- Discuss the differences among Google Cloud compute platforms.
- Discuss the components and architecture of Kubernetes.
- Identify how Google manages Kubernetes orchestration.
- Create and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters by using the Google Cloud console and the gcloud/kubectl commands.
Prerequisites
- Having completed Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure, or having equivalent experience
- Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments
Course outline
Introduction to the Course
- The course introduction explains the course goals and previews each section.
Introduction to Google Cloud
- Cloud computing and Google Cloud
- Google Cloud compute offerings
- The Google network
- Resource management
- Billing
- Interacting with Google Cloud
Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes
- Introduction to containers
- Container images
- Working with Cloud Build
- Kubernetes
- Google Kubernetes Engine
Kubernetes Architecture
- Kubernetes concepts
- The Kubernetes control plane
- Google Kubernetes Engine concepts
- Kubernetes object management
Kubernetes Operations
- The kubectl command
- Introspection
Course Summary
- The course summary recaps the major concepts learners were introduced to during the course.
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