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Google Associate Cloud Engineer: Setting up a Cloud Solution Environment

In this course, you will learn to set up a secure and efficient Google Cloud environment by creating a resource hierarchy, applying organizational policies, and managing IAM roles, APIs, observability, quotas, and billing.

Joseph Lowery - Pluralsight course - Google Associate Cloud Engineer: Setting up a Cloud Solution Environment
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One of the key domains of the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) exam is setting up a secure and well-structured cloud environment, a challenge many organizations face due to inefficiencies and security risks. In this course, Google Associate Cloud Engineer: Setting up a Cloud Solution Environment, you’ll learn to configure and manage a Google Cloud environment efficiently and securely. First, you’ll explore how to create a resource hierarchy and apply organizational policies to enforce governance. Next, you’ll discover how to manage IAM roles and Cloud Identity to control access and permissions effectively. Then, you’ll investigate enabling APIs, setting up Google Cloud Observability, and managing quotas to ensure smooth operations. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure and optimize billing settings, including linking projects, establishing budgets, and setting up billing exports. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Google Cloud environment setup needed to build and manage a scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure.

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Joseph Lowery - Pluralsight course - Google Associate Cloud Engineer: Setting up a Cloud Solution Environment
Joseph Lowery

Oddly enough, theater - or more exactly, performance art. After coming to NY to pursue a career as a theater director, I started doing solo work to better understand acting. At the time, I belonged to a group that had received an NEA grant and I used my money to buy a personal computer that I then performed with, on stage. That led me down the rabbit hole of technology and before I knew it, I was writing books on web design - which was quickly followed by building on-line courses as a part-time, and later, full-time content author for ACG and Pluralsight.

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