Getting hands-on – a case study
Let's learn how to set up some necessary IAM policies and a project budget with alert rules in practice. We will introduce a case study that will test the knowledge you've acquired in this chapter by having you think about what a real-world scenario could look like. This will also get you to think like a Google Cloud Architect from the get-go.
Case study
A young unnamed technology start-up has decided to run a proof-of-concept of their web app on Google Cloud Platform and turned to you for guidance. They have a small team of developers and they have allocated only one developer to participate in this pilot. As a small startup in its early stages, they do not currently own a domain, and every user has their own Gmail account that is used for communication. The CEO specified the following requirements:
- Costs must be kept at a minimum. For this pilot, we have a budget of $500, and alerts should be sent via email to the CFO...