Google Professional Cloud Developer Exam Guide

The Google Professional Cloud Developer Exam Guide is a comprehensive study guide for the Google Professional Cloud Developer exam. It covers all the topics you need to master to design, develop, deploy, and manage cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The book starts with an introduction to the certification and the skills and knowledge you need to pass the exam. Then, it covers the different development environments for GCP development, the most important GCP products and services, and the principles of designing high-performance and secure applications. The book also covers designing and building cloud-native applications, different application deployment strategies, and how to deploy apps and services on GCP. It also shows how to integrate applications with GCP services and how to monitor and manage app workloads. To help you prepare for the exam, the book ends with a chapter of quiz solutions.

Overall, this book is a great resource for anyone preparing for the Google Professional Cloud Developer exam.

KEY FEATURES  

• Learn everything you need to know about the Google Professional Cloud Developer exam and its objectives.
• Explore the different services GCP offers, such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, and Cloud SQL.
• Test your knowledge and prepare for the exam with practice exercises and quizzes.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Learn about the basics of cloud computing, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
• Learn about serverless architectures and how to use them to build scalable and reliable applications.
• Learn how to debug and profile code to improve its performance and reliability.
• Learn about source control management and how to use it to track changes to code.
• Learn about performance testing and how to use it to ensure that applications meet their performance requirements.
• Learn about service-level agreements (SLAs), service-level objectives (SLOs), and service-level indicators (SLIs) and how to use them to measure the performance of applications.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

This book is for software engineers, developers, and IT professionals who want to learn about cloud computing and how to develop and deploy applications on Google Cloud Platform. Readers should have a basic understanding of programming and cloud computing concepts.

1. The Professional Cloud Developer
2. Development Environments
3. GCP Products and Services
4. Designing High-performance Applications
5. Designing and Managing Secure Applications
6. Writing and Building Cloud-native Applications
7. Application Deployment Strategies
8. Deploying Apps and Services
9. Integrating Applications with GCP Services
10. Monitoring and Managing App Workloads
11. Answers to Quizzes

Fiifi Baidoo, with more than two decades of professional experience in software development, cloud infrastructure design, and operational roles, is a Cloud Certified Professional with deep expertise in cloud computing.

He runs a blog, in which he focuses on cloud computing, software engineering, and digital transformation. His discussions cover critical areas such as secret management, IAM roles and permissions, and least privileged access. He provides insights to help readers protect their cloud applications from potential threats, including DDoS attacks and the application of Cloud Armor for defensive measures.

As the Founder and Chief Architect of CLOUDPORT, he partners with organizations to transform their cloud infrastructure and deployments for optimal performance.