Mastering Google Cloud Observability: Tools and Techniques
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This comprehensive course, part of a two-part series on Observability in Google Cloud, focuses on application performance management tools and advanced monitoring techniques. Designed for cloud architects, administrators, SysOps, and DevOps professionals, it covers essential topics such as configuring Google Cloud services for observability, monitoring Google Cloud networks, and investigating application performance issues. You'll learn to install and manage Ops Agent for log collection, analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules, and utilize tools like Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler. The course also addresses cost optimization for monitoring-related components, providing a well-rounded understanding of maintaining efficient and cost-effective cloud operations.
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What you'll learn
Install and manage Ops Agent to collect logs for Compute Engine
Explain Cloud Operations for GKE and Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
Analyze VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs
Use Network Intelligence Center for comprehensive network monitoring
Utilize Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler for application performance management
Analyze resource utilization cost for monitoring related components within Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
77 Minutes PreRecorded video
4 quizzes
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of observability in Google Cloud, focusing on application performance management tools and advanced monitoring techniques. It covers the configuration of Google Cloud services for observability, including the use of Ops Agent for log collection and Cloud Operations for GKE. Students will learn to analyze network traffic using VPC Flow Logs and firewall rules logs, and gain insights into application performance issues using tools like Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler. The curriculum also addresses cost optimization for monitoring-related components, ensuring that learners can implement efficient and cost-effective observability practices. Through a combination of theoretical lessons and hands-on labs, participants will develop practical skills in monitoring and managing Google Cloud environments, making this course valuable for cloud architects, administrators, and DevOps professionals.
Introduction
Module 1 · 1 Minutes to complete
Configuring Google Cloud Services for Observability
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Monitoring Google Cloud Network
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Investigating Application Performance Issues
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Optimizing the Costs for Google Cloud Observability
Module 5 · 26 Minutes to complete
Course Summary
Module 6 · 0 Minutes to complete
Course Resources
Module 7 · 10 Minutes to complete
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Google Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate, Google Cloud Network Engineer Certification Prep
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Instructor
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Jasmine McNeil is a seasoned manager and course instructor affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, where she leads the Technology and Product Planning course on Coursera. With dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Management, she specializes in product strategy, agile project management, and human-centered design. Her teaching focuses on guiding learners through the end-to-end process of building digital health products—from ideation and research to deployment—by integrating healthcare technology, stakeholder management, and design thinking. Through insights from industry leaders and real-world case studies, she helps professionals understand how to bring innovative health technology solutions from concept to implementation.
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