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Google Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) Online Training

This entry-level Google Associate Cloud Engineer training equips you with the skills to deploy, manage, and secure Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources — ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. Learn how to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot GCP, making you a valuable asset to any organization leveraging cloud technology. This Google Cloud training can be used to onboard new cloud admins, curated into individual or team training plans, or as a Google Cloud reference resource.

Updated April 2025

34Skills
210Videos
1Practice Exam
30h 10mTotal
210 videos1 exam30h 10m

Who This Course Is For

This Associate Cloud Engineer training is considered foundational-level Google Cloud training, which means it was designed for cloud admins. This Google Cloud Platform skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with cloud computing technologies and experienced cloud admins looking to validate their Google Cloud skills.

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Certification Prep and Procedure46m
  • Premium skill.Cloud Project Creation and Management53m
  • Premium skill.Setting up Google Cloud Identity44m
  • Premium skill.Billing Accounts and Management51m
  • Premium skill.Planning and Configuring Compute Resources51m
  • Premium skill.Compute Engine Configuration Options and Methods1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Planning and Configuring Data Storage Options53m
  • Premium skill.Planning and Configuring Network Resources49m
  • Premium skill.Deploying & implementing Compute Engine resources52m
  • Premium skill.Creating Autoscaled, Load-balanced Instance Groups48m
  • Premium skill.Understanding Kubernetes52m
  • Premium skill.Google Cloud Platform's Kubernetes Implementation50m
  • Premium skill.Managing Kubernetes via Command Line1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Deploying Applications with Google Cloud Run50m
  • Premium skill.Implementing Google Cloud Functions50m
  • Premium skill.Managing Cloud Event Triggers45m
  • Premium skill.Deploying Data Storage Solutions1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Loading Data into the Cloud55m
  • Premium skill.Networking in the Cloud54m
  • Premium skill.Deploying and Implementing Networking Resources56m
  • Premium skill.Ingress, Egress, VPC Networks, & Firewalls1h 8m
  • Premium skill.VPNs and External Connections58m
  • Premium skill.Infrastructure as Code56m
  • Premium skill.Connecting to Compute Instances via SSH51m
  • Premium skill.Managing Compute Engine Instances52m
  • Premium skill.Managing Google Kubernetes Engine Resources55m
  • Premium skill.Managing Google Cloud Run Resources46m
  • Premium skill.Managing Storage Solutions53m
  • Premium skill.Managing Database Solutions1h 7m
  • Premium skill.Managing Network Resources48m
  • Premium skill.Administering Cloud Logs1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Monitoring and Alerting45m
  • Premium skill.Managing Identity and Access Management52m
  • Premium skill.Managing Service Accounts52m

For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Cloud adoption creates operational risk when IT teams manage Google Cloud projects, access, billing, compute, storage, and networking inconsistently. This roughly 30-hour course gives IT Directors and Training Managers a structured path for cloud admins and IT Practitioners who need a shared baseline for Google Cloud operations and Associate Cloud Engineer preparation. It is a fit for new cloud admins with prior cloud exposure and experienced admins who need to validate day-to-day GCP skills.

The curriculum moves from project creation, Cloud Identity, billing, and IAM into compute, storage, VPC networking, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, logging, monitoring, and service accounts. That scope helps Team Leads standardize practices that affect spend control, access risk, incident visibility, and application availability. CBT Nuggets capabilities such as Playlists, Practice Exams, Virtual Labs where available, and Team Reporting help managers assign the path, reinforce certification readiness, and track progress across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to make Google Cloud operations more repeatable across projects, users, and services. The course maps to common cloud admin scenarios rather than isolated product theory:

  • Standardize project setup, Cloud Identity, IAM, and service account management to reduce access mistakes and improve audit readiness.
  • Configure billing accounts, alerts, and resource choices so cloud growth does not create unmanaged spend.
  • Deploy and manage Compute Engine, autoscaled load-balanced instance groups, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, storage, and databases for day-to-day application support.
  • Operate VPC networks, firewalls, VPNs, external connections, logs, monitoring, and alerting to improve troubleshooting and reduce outage duration.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification preparation and exam procedure.
  • How Google Cloud projects, Cloud Identity, billing accounts, IAM, and service accounts fit together.
  • Core compute options, including Compute Engine, instance groups, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
  • Storage, database, and data loading options used in Google Cloud environments.
  • VPC networking concepts, including ingress, egress, firewalls, VPNs, and external connections.
  • Operational visibility through Cloud Logs, monitoring, and alerting.

Ability

  • Create and manage Google Cloud projects, identities, billing settings, and access controls.
  • Plan, deploy, connect to, and manage Compute Engine instances and related resources.
  • Configure autoscaled, load-balanced instance groups and manage Google Kubernetes Engine resources.
  • Deploy applications with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and cloud event triggers.
  • Deploy and manage storage, database, and networking resources.
  • Use infrastructure as code, logging, monitoring, and alerting to support more consistent cloud operations.

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