You're reading from Architecting Google Cloud Solutions Learn to design robust and future-proof solutions with Google Cloud technologies

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800563308

Length 472 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Google App Engine

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Victor Dantas

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to Google Cloud

2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Google Cloud for Architects FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Mastering the Basics of Google Cloud

4. Section 2: Designing Great Solutions in Google Cloud

5. Chapter 3: Designing the Network

6. Chapter 4: Architecting Compute Infrastructure

7. Chapter 5: Architecting Storage and Data Infrastructure

8. Chapter 6: Configuring Services for Observability

9. Chapter 7: Designing for Security and Compliance

10. Section 3: Designing for the Modern Enterprise

11. Chapter 8: Approaching Big Data and Data Pipelines

12. Chapter 9: Jumping on the DevOps Bandwagon with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

13. Chapter 10: Re-Architecting with Microservices

14. Chapter 11: Applying Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

15. Chapter 12: Achieving Operational Excellence

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