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Logging In to GCP and Creating Your First VM

Your team has been using other cloud service providers, and now they want to test Google Cloud Platform for their VMs. Your job is to review the platform and launch a VM to see if it is as easy as the account executives at Google Cloud Platform make it sound. In the end, you will have launched and tested a VM to report back to your team on the basic functionality of using the platform.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Jan 27, 2023

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  1. Challenge

    Log In to GCP and Create a VM

    Complete the following tasks:

    1. Log in to GCP with the provided credentials.
    2. Create your first virtual machine.
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Pluralsight Skills

Pluralsight Skills gives leaders confidence they have the skills needed to execute technology strategy. Technology teams can benchmark expertise across roles, speed up release cycles and build reliable, secure products. By leveraging our expert content, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics, keep up with the pace of change, put the right people on the right projects and boost productivity. It's the most effective path to developing tech skills at scale.

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

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We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

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Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
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