You're reading from Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Certification Guide Build a solid foundation in Google Cloud Platform to achieve the most lucrative IT certification

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801812290

Length 664 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Konrad Cłapa

Brian Gerrard

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to GCP

2. Chapter 1: GCP Cloud Architect Professional FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform

4. Chapter 3: Google Cloud Platform Core Services

5. Section 2: Manage, Design, and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture

6. Chapter 4: Working with Google Compute Engine

7. Chapter 5: Exploring Google App Engine as a Compute Option

8. Chapter 6: Managing Kubernetes Clusters with Google Kubernetes Engine

9. Chapter 7: Deploying Cloud-Native Workloads with Cloud Run

10. Chapter 8: Managing Cloud-Native Workloads with Anthos

11. Chapter 9: Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions

12. Chapter 10: Networking Options in GCP

13. Chapter 11: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 1

14. Chapter 12: Exploring Storage and Database Options in GCP – Part 2

15. Chapter 13: Analyzing Big Data Options

16. Chapter 14: Putting Machine Learning to Work

17. Section 3: Secure, Manage and Monitor a Google Cloud Solution

18. Chapter 15: Security and Compliance

19. Chapter 16: Google Cloud Management Options

20. Chapter 17: Monitoring Your Infrastructure

21. Section 4: Exam Focus

22. Chapter 18: Case Studies

23. Chapter 19: Test Your Knowledge

24. Other Books You May Enjoy

Cloud IoT Core

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a collective term for physical objects that are connected to the internet. You are no doubt using many IoT devices today, such as smartwatches, Google Home, or wirelessly controlled light bulbs.

Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows us to securely connect, manage, and ingest data from devices spread around the globe. It is also completely serverless, meaning no upfront software installation. Cloud IoT Core integrates with other GCP services to offer a complete solution for collecting, processing, and analyzing data in real time. Let's look at the following diagram. It shows us where Cloud IoT Core sits in the overall end-to-end solution we have discussed in this chapter and the protocols that IoT devices can use to communicate with it – MQTT and HTTP:

Figure 13.34 – Service diagram

Important Note

MQTT is a Pub/Sub protocol and is often used with embedded devices. MQTT...