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Aleksandra Nerez

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Security Best Practices in Google Cloud Earned אוג 27, 2026 EDT
Manage Security in Google Cloud Earned אוג 7, 2026 EDT
Networking in Google Cloud: Hybrid and Multicloud Earned אוג 6, 2026 EDT
Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture Earned אוג 6, 2026 EDT
Build a Certification Study Guide: PCA Exam Prep Earned אוג 6, 2026 EDT
Developing Applications with Cloud Run on Google Cloud: Fundamentals Earned יונ 2, 2026 EDT
Select a Google Cloud Database for Your Applications Earned יונ 1, 2026 EDT
Google Cloud Architecture: Design Principles Earned מאי 19, 2026 EDT
Enterprise Agents and Use Cases Earned מאי 12, 2026 EDT
Agent Fundamentals Earned מאי 11, 2026 EDT
Introduction to AI Agents Earned מאי 11, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud Earned מאי 7, 2026 EDT
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network Earned אפר 24, 2026 EDT
Create Your First Gemini Enterprise Application Earned אפר 23, 2026 EDT
Implement CI/CD Pipelines on Google Cloud Earned אפר 9, 2026 EDT
Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals Earned אפר 6, 2026 EDT
Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine Earned יול 10, 2025 EDT
Develop Your Google Cloud Network Earned יול 8, 2025 EDT
Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud Earned יול 4, 2025 EDT
Elastic Google Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation Earned יונ 30, 2025 EDT
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services Earned יונ 23, 2025 EDT
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud Earned יונ 11, 2025 EDT
Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine Earned יונ 9, 2025 EDT
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation Earned יונ 6, 2025 EDT
Build a Certification Study Guide: ACE Exam Prep Earned יונ 4, 2025 EDT
Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud Earned יונ 3, 2025 EDT
Observability in Google Cloud Earned מאי 30, 2025 EDT
Logging and Monitoring in Google Cloud Earned מאי 28, 2025 EDT
Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production Earned מאי 23, 2025 EDT
Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Workloads Earned מאי 23, 2025 EDT
Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations Earned מאי 22, 2025 EDT
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure Earned מאי 9, 2025 EDT

This self-paced training course gives participants broad study of security controls and techniques on Google Cloud. Through recorded lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy the components of a secure Google Cloud solution, including Cloud Storage access control technologies, Security Keys, Customer-Supplied Encryption Keys, API access controls, scoping, shielded VMs, encryption, and signed URLs. It also covers securing Kubernetes environments.

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This course provides foundational knowledge for securing your Google Cloud environment. You will learn Google Cloud's security model, including Zero Trust principles and the Shared Fate model. You will configure identity services like Cloud Identity and Workforce Identity Federation, manage access control using Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles, conditions, and policies, and implement network security controls such as VPCs, Cloud Firewall tiers, and VPC Service Controls to build a secure perimeter. As the foundation of the Security in Google Cloud learning path, this course establishes the core principles required for two subsequent specialized tracks: the five-course Security Best Practices in Google Cloud series and the four-course Mitigate Threats in Google Cloud series.

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Welcome to the sixth course in our Networking and Google Cloud series, Hybrid and Multicloud. The first module will walk you through various cloud connectivity options, with a deep dive into Cloud Interconnect, exploring its different types and functionalities. In the second module, we'll cover Cloud VPN, discussing its implementation, high availability, VPN topologies, and the Network Connectivity Center for streamline management. By the end of this course, you will be able to explain the different connectivity options available to extend your on-premises and other cloud networks to Google Cloud, and analyze the suitability of different Google Cloud hybrid and multicloud connectivity services for specific use cases.

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Welcome to the third course of the "Networking in Google Cloud" series: Network Architecture! In this course, you will explore the fundamentals of designing efficient and scalable network architectures within Google Cloud. In the first module, Introduction to Network Architecture, we'll start by introducing you to the core components and concepts of network architecture, including subnets, routes, firewalls, and load balancing. Then in the second module, network topologies, we'll dive into various network topologies commonly used in Google Cloud, discussing their strengths, and weaknesses.

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Learn how to use Gemini Notebook to create a personalized study guide for the Professional Cloud Architect certification exam. You'll review Gemini Notebook features, create a notebook in Gemini Notebook, and learn how to use a study guide to practice for a certification exam.

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This course introduces the Cloud Run serverless platform for running applications. In this course, you learn about the fundamentals of Cloud Run, its resource model and the container lifecycle. You learn about service identities, how to control access to services, and how to develop and test your application locally before deploying it to Cloud Run. The course also teaches you how to integrate with other services on Google Cloud so you can build full-featured applications.

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In this course, you learn to analyze and choose the right database for your needs, to effectively develop applications on Google Cloud. You explore relational and NoSQL databases, dive into Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, and Spanner, and learn how to align database strengths with your application requirements, including those of generative AI. Gain hands-on experience configuring Vector Search and migrating applications to the cloud.

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In this course, you’ll learn how to apply the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework to design resilient, production-grade cloud environments. You’ll analyze real-world challenges across six distinct industries to balance competing priorities like low-latency performance, ironclad security, and carbon efficiency. By the end, you'll possess a practical architectural playbook and the critical thinking skills needed to lead reviews and optimize cloud workloads in the field.

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Discover how AI agents drive business impact. You’ll map agent types to your KPIs and explore use cases that solve real bottlenecks. Then, learn how Gemini Enterprise empowers you to build and orchestrate the right agents—from no-code to high-code solutions. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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This course introduces the fundamentals of AI agents and explores where agents add value in the real world. It provides a foundation for developers, architects, and technical decision-makers who want to understand AI systems through the lens of autonomous, goal-directed behavior. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Gain a conceptual overview of AI Agents. Discover how AI Agents use autonomous action and reasoning to solve complex problems. You’ll explore the technical architecture—models, tools, and orchestration—that enables agents to learn, plan, and achieve goals on your behalf.

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Complete the intermediate Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and assigning roles with Identity and Access Management (IAM); creating and managing service accounts; enabling private connectivity across virtual private cloud (VPC) networks; restricting application access using Identity-Aware Proxy; managing keys and encrypted data using Cloud Key Management Service (KMS); and creating a private Kubernetes cluster.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Build a Secure Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you will learn about multiple networking-related resources to build, scale, and secure your applications on Google Cloud.

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Create your first Gemini Enterprise application to earn a skill badge! Connect diverse data sources to your application to build a powerful, unified search and analysis engine. Master advanced capabilities like deep research agents, multi-agent ideation, and Gemini Notebook for focused analysis. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Earn the intermediate skill badge by completing the Implement CI/CD Pipelines on Google Cloud skill badge course where you learn how to use Artifact Registry, Cloud Build, and Cloud Deploy. You interact with the Google Cloud console, Google Cloud CLI, Cloud Run, and GKE. This course teaches you how to build continuous integration pipelines, store and secure artifacts, scan for vulnerabilities, attest to the validity of approved releases. Additionally, you get hands-on experience deploying applications to both GKE and Cloud Run.

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Networking in Google cloud is a 6 part course series. Welcome to the first course of our six part course series, Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals.  This course provides a comprehensive overview of core networking concepts, including networking fundamentals, virtual private clouds (VPCs), and the sharing of VPC networks. Additionally, the course covers network logging and monitoring techniques. 

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Welcome to the Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine course. If you're interested in Kubernetes, a software layer that sits between your applications and your hardware infrastructure, then you’re in the right place! Google Kubernetes Engine brings you Kubernetes as a managed service on Google Cloud. The goal of this course is to introduce the basics of Google Kubernetes Engine, or GKE, as it’s commonly referred to, and how to get applications containerized and running in Google Cloud. The course starts with a basic introduction to Google Cloud, and is then followed by an overview of containers and Kubernetes, Kubernetes architecture, and Kubernetes operations.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Develop your Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you learn multiple ways to deploy and monitor applications including how to: explore IAM roles and add/remove project access, create VPC networks, deploy and monitor Compute Engine VMs, write SQL queries, deploy and monitor VMs in Compute Engine, and deploy applications using Kubernetes with multiple deployment approaches.

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Complete the intermediate Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using Terraform, provisioning and managing Google Cloud resources with Terraform configurations, effective state management (local and remote), and modularizing Terraform code for reusability and organization.

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This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including securely interconnecting networks, load balancing, autoscaling, infrastructure automation and managed services.

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This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, systems and applications services. This course also covers deploying practical solutions including customer-supplied encryption keys, security and access management, quotas and billing, and resource monitoring.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud skill badge course, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the following technologies: Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub.

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Complete the introductory Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and deploying virtual machines in Compute Engine and configuring network and application load balancers.

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This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, virtual machines and applications services. You will learn how to use the Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell. You'll also learn about the role of a cloud architect, approaches to infrastructure design, and virtual networking configuration with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Projects, Networks, Subnetworks, IP addresses, Routes, and Firewall rules.

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Learn how to use Gemini Notebook to create a personalized study guide for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam. You'll review Gemini Notebook features, create a notebook in Gemini Notebook , and learn how to use a study guide to practice for a certification exam.

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This course provides an introduction to using Terraform for Google Cloud. It enables learners to describe how Terraform can be used to implement infrastructure as code and to apply some of its key features and functionalities to create and manage Google Cloud infrastructure. Learners will get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources using Terraform.

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Welcome to Observability in Google Cloud, the second part of a two-part course series. It is suggested that you complete part 1, Logging and Monitoring in Google Cloud, prior to taking this course. This course is all about application performance management tools, including Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler.

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Welcome to the two-part course on Logging, Monitoring, and Observability in Google Cloud. The core operations tools in Google Cloud break down into two major categories. The operations-focused components and the application performance management tools. This course, Logging and Monitoring in Google Cloud, covers the operations-focused components including Logging, Monitoring, and Service Monitoring. After taking this course, it is suggested that you complete part 2, Observability in Google Cloud, to learn about the available application performance management tools.

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In this course, you'll learn about Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) security; logging and monitoring; and using Google Cloud managed storage and database services from within GKE. This is the second course of the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine series. After completing this course, enroll in the Reliable Google Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process course or the Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Foundations with Anthos course.

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In "Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine- Workloads", you'll embark on a comprehensive journey into cloud-native application development. Throughout the learning experience, you'll explore Kubernetes operations, deployment management, GKE networking, and persistent storage. This is the first course of the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine series. After completing this course, enroll in the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine- Production course.

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In this course, "Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations," you get a review of the layout and principles of Google Cloud, followed by an introduction to creating and managing software containers and an introduction to the architecture of Kubernetes. This is the first course of the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine series. After completing this course, enroll in the Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Workloads course.

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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure introduces important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud. Through videos and hands-on labs, this course presents and compares many of Google Cloud's computing and storage services, along with important resource and policy management tools.

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