GCP Associate Cloud Engineer - Google Cloud Certification
[2026 Update] GCP ACE - Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Begin your Google Cloud Platform journey!
[2026 Update] GCP ACE - Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Begin your Google Cloud Platform journey!
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the fastest-growing cloud platforms. Becoming a Google Cloud (GCP) Certified Associate Cloud Engineer is a perfect approach to begin your Google Cloud journey.
46 sections, 350+ lectures, 25+ hours of amazing content designed for beginners to Google Cloud
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5 STARS - I was able to pass the Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification just in 20 days
5 STARS -This is one of the best courses, I studied this course for my Google Cloud Associate Engineer Exam, and Hurray! I Passed. Thank you. This course covers everything related to the exam. All the concepts are explained so well.
5 STARS -Excellent course! The instructor has explained all the important features of GCP which are relevant to the GCP ACE certification. The theory parts are followed by demos and that helps in sticking the concepts to memory.
5 STARS - Passed the exam, thankyou Ranga. The content is amazing and you have taken really good effort to cover all the aspect of the exam. As you said practice with the content is the key to success.
5 STARS - The course is concise yet thorough enough to clear all the concepts and at the end of the chapters, added revision portions helps make sure you remember everything you learned so far. Best course for GCP ACE I've gone across so far.
5 STARS - Excellent Course for GCP Beginners
5 STARS - Easy to understand. It's interactive. Kept me engaged.
5 STARS - Full of fundamental concepts
5 STARS - Great course, I went through other renowned course but this one is best and easy to understand.
5 STARS - I did 40 hours in-person course on GCP and didn't get too much from it, this course is packed with good info and does a great job with pacing and explaining things logically!
Google Cloud certifications help you to validate your expertise with the Google Cloud Platform. Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Certification is an ideal certification to start your cloud journey with Google Cloud. It marks a great stepping stone on the path to achieving Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Developer, and DevOps certifications.
Why should do a Google Cloud Certification?
Here are few results from Google's 2020 Survey:
87% of Google Cloud certified individuals are more confident about their cloud skills
Professional Cloud Architect was the highest paying certification of 2020 (2) and 2019 (3)
More than 1 in 4 of Google Cloud certified individuals took on more responsibility or leadership roles at work
Why should you aim for Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Certification?
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification is focused on the fundamental skills of deploying, monitoring, and maintaining projects on Google Cloud.
This certification is a good starting point for those new to the cloud and can be used as a path to professional-level certifications.
The Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
Set up a cloud solution environment
Plan and configure a cloud solution
Deploy and implement a cloud solution
Ensure successful operation of a cloud solution
Configure access and security
We have designed this amazing course to help you learn the Compute, Storage, Database, and Networking solutions in Google Cloud (GCP).
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Step 01 Getting Started with Cloud Fundamentals
120Step 02 Why Do Enterprises Need Thousands of Servers
330Step 03 What Are The Challenges With Managing Data Centers
535 Xem trướcStep 04 What is the Cloud
240 Xem trướcStep 05 What are the Advantages of Cloud
509Step 06 Cloud Key Terminology to Remember
272 Xem trướcStep 07 Cloud Concepts A Few Scenarios
209Step 08 Google Cloud An Introduction
181Step 09 What is The Best Way To Learn Cloud
115Creating GCP - Google Cloud Platform V2
141Maximizing Learning Efficiency with Playback Speed
117Section Presentation
Step 01 What is a Region
322Step 02 Choosing The Right Region Factors
138Step 03 Why Use Multiple Regions
113Step 04 What is a Zone or Availability Zone
167Step 05 Region and Zones A Review with Misconceptions and Scenarios
297Step 06 Google Cloud Exploring Regions and Zones
113Section Quiz
About Your Instructor
113Section Presentation
Step 01 - Getting Started – What is Virtualization
95Step 02 - What is Virtualization
246Step 03 - How To Create Virtual Machines in the Cloud
205Prepare for the Next Step
Step 04 - Creating Your First VM using Compute Engine [DEMO] 2000201001
664Step 05 - Getting Started with Compute Engine
160Step 06 - Choosing VM Hardware and OS - Machine Family, Machine Type and Imag
430Prepare for the Next Step
Step 07 - Compute Engine Hands on - Setting up a HTTP server [DEMO] 2000201011
724Step 08 - GCE Troubleshooting - Setting up a HTTP server [DEMO] 2000201021
271Step 09 - Google Compute Engine - Scenarios
129Step 10 - IP Addresses - Virtual Machines
295Step 11 - IP Addresses - Virtual Machines [DEMO] 2000201031
405Step 12 - Compute Engine IP Addresses - Scenarios
224Step 13 - Bootstrapping with VM Startup Script
178Prepare for the Next Steps
Step 14 - Bootstrapping with VM Startup Script [DEMO] 2000201041
254Step 15 - Reducing Launch Time with VM Custom Image
165Step 16 - Reducing Launch Time with VM Custom Image [DEMO] 2000201051
462Step 17 - Reusable VM Configuration with Instance Templates
144Step 18 - Reusable VM Configuration with Instance Templates [DEMO] 2000201061
303Step 19 - Compute Engine - Launching VM - Scenarios
147Step 20 - Google Cloud - Exploring All Services and Set Budget [DEMO] 2000201066
379Step 21 - Reducing Costs - Compute Engine Virtual Machines
177Step 22 - Getting Started with Sustained Use Discounts
113Step 23 - Getting Started with Committed Use Discounts
116Step 24 - Getting Started with Spot VMs
162Step 25 - Exploring Committed Use Discounts and Spot VMs [DEMO] 2000201071
309Step 26 - Google Compute Engine - Understanding Billing and Costs
100Step 27 - Virtual Machines Cost Optimization - Scenarios
120Step 28 - Compute Engine - Getting Started with Observability
261Step 29 - Exploring Compute Engine Observability [DEMO] 2000201081
137Step 30 - Exploring Scope of Compute Engine Resources
172Step 31 - GCE VMs - What is Internal DNS Name
201Step 32 - Licensing Costs for VM OS
145Step 33 - Compute Engine Features - Custom Machine Types
123Step 34 - What Are Sole tenant Nodes
289Step 35 - Compute Engine - How to Enable Live Migration
206Step 36 - Cloud Best Practice - Use Labels
108Step 37 - Compute Engine - Quick Review
179Step 38 - Virtual Machine - Best Practices
158Step 39 - Compute Engine Scenarios
157Section Quiz 1
Prepare for the Next Steps
Step 01 - Gcloud - Getting Started [CMDLINE] 2000399901
723Step 02 - Playing with gcloud config set [CMDLINE] 2000399911
641Step 03 - Gcloud - Managing Multiple Configurations [CMDLINE] 2000399921
578Step 04 - Understanding gcloud command structure [CMDLINE] 2000399931
662Step 05 00 - Gcloud - A Few Scenarios [CMDLINE] 2000399941
154Step 05 01 - Cloud Shell - Key Things to Remember [CMDLINE] 2000399951
206Playing with gcloud compute instances create [CMDLINE] 2000399961
445Compute Instances - Configuring Default Region & Zone [CMDLINE] 2000399971
220Section Quiz
List and Describe commands [CMDLINE] 2000399981
341Playing with Compute Instances - gcloud [CMDLINE] 2000399991
147Playing with Instance Templates [CMDLINE] 2000399996
338Getting Started - Cloud Managed Services for Compute
98Step 01 - Getting Started with Serverless
222Step 02 - Serverless is NOT Just Compute
112Step 03 - My Perspective on Serverless Variations
163Step 01 - Getting Started with Containers
175Step 02 - Challenges with Traditional Deployment and How Containers Solve Them
185Step 03 - How do Containers work
338Step 04 - Virtual Machines vs Containers
301Step 05 - Getting Started with Containers - A Summary
107Step 01 - Getting Started with Microservices
39Step 02 - What are Monolith Applications
172Step 03 - What Exactly is a Microservice
293Step 04 - Why Choose Microservices
130Step 01 - Challenges With Microservices Architectures - V2
443Step 02 - Exploring Microservices Solutions - Containers and Orchestration
467Step 01 - Getting Started with App Engine
236Step 02 - App Engine environments - Standard vs Flexible
366Step 03 - App Engine - Application Component Hierarchy
190Step 04 - App Engine - Remember
99Step 05 - Getting Started with App Engine - Scenarios
113Prepare for the Next Step
Playing with Google App Engine [DEMO] 2002099901
957Exploring Google App Engine [DEMO] 2002099911
447Step 01 - App Engine - Options For Scaling Instances
225Step 02 - app dot yaml Reference
217Step 03 - App Engine - Request Routing
225Step 04 - App Engine - Deploying new versions without downtime
227Step 05 - App Engine - Scenarios
241Releasing New Versions of Google App Engine Services [DEMO] 2002099921
498Managing Multiple Services with Google App Engine [DEMO] 2002099931
410Section Quiz
Step 01 - Getting Started with Cloud Run
379Step 02 - Getting Started with Cloud Run - Scenarios
131Step 03 - Typical Steps in Using Cloud Run
167Step 04 - Cloud Run - Services vs Jobs vs Worker Pools vs Functions
479Step 05 - Cloud Run - Component Hierarchy
168Playing with Google Cloud Run [DEMO] 2003199901
691Playing with Google Cloud Run Function [DEMO] 2003199911
395Step 01 - Cloud Run - Deployment Options
471Step 02 - Cloud Run Deployment Options - Scenarios
160Step 03 - Exploring Cloud Run Scaling
202Step 04 - Configuring Concurrency For a Cloud Run Service
167Step 05 - Exploring Pricing Options for Cloud Run
108Step 06 - Exploring Cloud Run - Scenarios
99Step 07 - Serving Traffic From Multiple Regions with Cloud Run
104Step 00 - Why do you need Cloud Managed Kubernetes
382Step 01 - What is Google Kubernetes Engine or GKE
285Step 02 - GKE Standard Mode vs AutoPilot Mode
302Step 03 - 01 - Creating an AutoPilot GKE Cluster [DEMO]
313Step 04 - Kubernetes - A Journey - Deploy Your Microservice - An Overview
362Prepare for the Next Steps
Step 05 - Kubernetes - A Journey - Deploy Your Microservice [DEMO]
663Step 06 - Kubernetes - A Journey - Exploring Clusters and Workloads [DEMO]
541Step 07 - Key Kubernetes Logical Concepts - Simplified - Deployment, Pod and Ser
145Step 08 - Key Kubernetes Logical Concepts [DEMO]
362Step 09 - Kubernetes - A Journey - Scaling [DEMO]
420Step 10 - Kubernetes - A Journey - The End [DEMO]
231Step 11 - Key Kubernetes Concepts - Quick Review
220Step 12 - Google Kubernetes Engine - Introduction - Scenarios
157Step 00 - Remember - Most Important Service For This Certification
96Step 01 - Digging Deeper Into Kubernetes - Section Overview
78Step 02 - Deployment vs ReplicaSet
308Step 03 - Deployment vs ReplicaSet [DEMO]
784Step 04 - Exploring Kubernetes Pod [DEMO]
256Step 05 - Kubernetes Logical View - Key Components
138Step 06 - Key Components in the Kubernetes Cluster
265Step 07 - Exploring Controller Manager
109Step 08 - Understanding Kubernetes Node Pools
263Step 09 - GKE Cluster Types
267Step 10 - Creating a Deployment - Background Activity
182Step 11 - Google Kubernetes Engine - Digging Deeper - Scenarios
97Step 12 - Troubleshooting Kubernetes Deployment Errors [DEMO]
357Step 13 - Troubleshooting Kubernetes - Scenarios
97Step 14 - GKE - A Few More Best Practices
197Step 15 - GKE - A Few Advanced Features
220Step 16 - GKE - A Few More Scenarios
130Step 01 - What are Labels
351Step 02 - Understanding Kubernetes YAML - Basics
146Step 03 - Exploring An Example Deployment YAML
185Step 04 - Exploring Kubernetes Deployment Strategy
228Step 05 - Understanding Deployment Probes
284Step 06 - Exploring More Deployment YAML Examples
99Step 07 - Exploring Graceful shutdown - Kubernetes
108Step 08 - How Is a Secret Different from a ConfigMap
223Step 09 - An Example Service YAML
139Step 10 - What are Namespaces
341Step 11 - Why Use StatefulSet Instead of Deployment for Kafka
120Step 12 - Why Use DaemonSet
97Step 13 - What is Pod Disruption Budget
129Prepare for the Next Step
Step 14 - Exploring Declarative Kubernetes Fundamental [DEMO]
606Step 15 - Exploring Power of Kubernetes Labels - An Example
302Step 16 - Exploring Power of Kubernetes Labels [DEMO]
482Step 17 - Kubernetes - Scenarios
273Step 01 - What are the Scaling Options in Kubernetes
197Step 02 - What is Horizontal Pod AutoScaler (HPA)
122Step 03 - What is Vertical Pod AutoScaler
151Step 04 - How is HPA different from VPA
127Step 05 - What is Cluster AutoScaler
126Step 06 - How does HPA compare to VPA and Cluster AutoScaler
89Step 07 - Kubernetes Scaling - Scenarios
106Step 01 - Exploring Block and File Storage in GCP V2
511Keeping Up with the Cloud Updates
Step 02 - Exploring Block Storage in GCP - Local SSDs V2
255Step 03 - Exploring Block Storage in GCP - Persistent Disks
88Step 04 - Comparing Persistent Disks vs Local SSDs
69Step 05 - Exploring Persistent Disk Types
166Step 06 - Taking Snapshots for Persistent Disks
295Step 07 - Playing with Persistent Disks and Snapshots in GCP V2
495Step 08 - Playing with Machine Images
194Step 09 - Comparing Snapshots vs Images vs Machine Images
206Step 10 - Scenarios - Persistent Disks
120Step 11 - Exploring File Storage with Filestore
146Step 12 - Exploring Global, Regional and Zonal Resources
110Step 13 - Scenarios - Block and File Storage
90WARNING! BILLING ALERT! Terminate Your VM Instances and DELETE disks and backups
Section Quiz
Why should you teach others
117Course Downloads
Step 01 - Playing with Object Storage in GCP - Cloud Storage
389Step 02 - Exploring Cloud Storage in GCP
227Step 03 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Objects and Buckets
141Step 04 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Storage Classes
309Course Update: SLA for Storage Classes
Step 05 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Uploading and Downloading Options
152Step 06 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Versioning
131Step 07 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Lifecycle Management
283Step 08 - Understanding Cloud Storage - Encryption with KMS
174Step 09 - Scenarios - Cloud Storage
190Section Quiz
How to handle failures
94Step 01 - Getting started with Cloud IAM
172Step 02 - Exploring Cloud IAM with an Example
222Step 03 - Exploring Cloud IAM - Roles
199Step 04 - Playing with IAM Roles - Predefined, Basic and Custom Roles
423Step 05 - Exploring Cloud IAM - Members, Role and Policy
239Step 05a - Demo - Playing with IAM V2
249Step 06 - Getting Started with Service Accounts
377Step 06a - Demo - Playing with Service Accounts
459Step 07 - Exploring Service Account Use Cases V2
462Step 08 - Scenarios - Service Accounts
100Step 09 - Exploring Cloud Storage - ACL (Access Control Lists)
223Step 10 - Exploring Cloud Storage - Signed URLs
89Step 11 - Exposing a Public Website using Cloud Storage
279Section Quiz
Technology Change is an Opportunity
80Step 01 - Getting Started with Databases
51Step 02 - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Snapshot, Standby etc
243Step 03 - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Availability and Durability
164Step 03a - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Increasing Availability and Dur
93Step 04 - Understanding Database Fundamentals - RTO and RPO
267Step 05 - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Read Replicas
101Step 06 - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Data Consistency
159Step 06a - Understanding Database Fundamentals - Choosing Databases
265Step 07 - OLTP Relational Databases in Google Cloud - Cloud SQL and Cloud Spanne
150Step 08 - OLAP Relational Database in Google Cloud - BigQuery
216Step 09 - NoSQL Databases in Google Cloud - Firestore, Datastore and BigTable
232Step 10 - In memory Database in Google Cloud - Memorystore
64Step 11 - Databases in Google Cloud Platform - A Quick Review
144Step 12 - Databases in Google Cloud Platform - Scenarios
141Share Your Experience
73Step 01 - Getting started with Cloud SQL
165Prepare for the Next Step
Step 01a - Demo - Playing with Cloud SQL
783Step 02 - Understanding Cloud SQL Features
152Step 03 - Understanding Cloud SQL High Availability Features
81Step 04 - Getting started with Cloud Spanner
130Step 04a - Demo - Playing with Cloud Spanner V2
847Step 05 - Getting started with Cloud Datastore and Cloud Firestore
146Step 05a - Demo - Playing with Firestore
931Step 06 - Getting started with Cloud BigTable
262Step 07 - Getting started with Memorystore
88Step 07a - Demo - Playing with Memorystore
163Step 08 - Getting started with BigQuery
381Step 10a - Importing and Exporting Relational Databases
566Step 10b - Importing and Exporting NoSQL Databases
288Step 11 - Databases in Google Cloud Platform - Summary
48Section Quiz
Reviewing Regularly is the Key
70Step 01 - Understanding the Need for Google Cloud VPC - Virtual Private Cloud
181Step 02 - Understanding the Need for VPC Subnets
175Step 03 - Creating VPCs and Subnets in Google Cloud Platform
127Step 03a - Understanding CIDR Blocks
242Step 03b - Demo - Creating VPCs and Subnets in GCP V2
870Step 04 - Understanding Firewall Rules in Google Cloud Platform
327Step 05 - Getting Started with Shared VPC
68Step 06 - Getting Started with VPC Peering
59Step 07 - Implementing Hybrid Cloud with Cloud VPN and Cloud Interconnect
202WARNING! BILLING ALERT! Terminate Your VM Instances
Understanding Importance of Deep Work
142Step 01 - Getting Started with Google Cloud Monitoring
230Step 02 - Getting Started with Google Cloud Logging
177Step 03 - Exploring Google Cloud Logging - Audit Logs
324Step 04 - Exploring Google Cloud Logging - Routing Logs and Exports
291Step 04a - Creating a Cloud Storage Bucket and Cloud Function
185Step 04b - Demo - Playing with Cloud Logging
490Step 04c - Demo - Playing with Cloud Monitoring
365Step 05 - Getting Started with Google Cloud Trace
75Update: Google Cloud Debugger is no longer available
Step 06 - Getting Started with Google Cloud Debugger
72Step 07 - Getting Started with Google Cloud Profiler
151Step 08 - Scenarios - Operations in Google Cloud Platform
52Section Quiz
How to stay relevant
146Step 01 - Organizing Google Cloud Resources - Projects, Folders and Organization
215Step 02 - Exploring Billing Accounts
256Step 03 - Understanding IAM Best Practices
201Step 04a - Understanding User Identity Management in GCP
398Step 04b - Exploring IAM Members and Identities
208Step 04c - Understanding Organization Policy Service
197Step 05 - Exploring IAM Policy at multiple levels - Resourcing Hierarchy
78Step 05a - Getting the Right Mindset - Exploring IAM Roles
78Step 06 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Organization, Billing and Project
192Step 07 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Google Compute Engine
122Step 08 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Google App Engine
203Step 09 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Scenarios
62Step 10 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Google Kubernetes Engine
110Step 11 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Google Cloud Storage
84Step 12 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Google Cloud BigQuery
102Step 13 - Exploring IAM Predefined Roles - Logging and Service Accounts
94Step 14 - Other Important IAM Roles
142Step 15 - Exploring IAM Scenarios
165WARNING! BILLING ALERT! Terminate Your VM Instances
Do You Know Your Learning Style
139Step 01 - GCE VMs - Project and Instance Custom Metadata
223Step 02 - Executing Shutdown Script on a GCE VM
129Step 03 - Troubleshooting VM startup
177Step 04 - SSH Access Options for Linux VMs
454Step 05 - Connecting to Compute Engine VMs - Scenarios
113Step 06 - Compute Engine - Other Key Features
169Step 01 - Getting Started with Cloud Deployment Manager
161Step 02 - Understanding Cloud Deployment Manager
233Step 03 - Getting Started with Cloud Marketplace
82Step 04 - Demo - Cloud Marketplace and Deployment Manager
402Step 05 - Getting Started with Cloud DNS
523Step 06 - Getting Started with Cloud Dataflow
283Step 07 - Getting Started with Cloud Dataproc
292Do You Want To Help Us?
How to Decide Your Goals
99You have an attitude to learn while having fun :)
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