Optimizing Google Cloud Costs: Strategies and Tools
Master Google Cloud cost optimization with budgets, quotas, and discounts. Learn hands-on techniques for efficient cloud infrastructure management.
Course Cost
₹ 2,699
Intermediate
Skill Level
6 Hours
Self-paced lessons
This comprehensive course, part of a two-part series on Google Cloud billing and cost management, is designed for finance and IT professionals responsible for optimizing their organization's cloud infrastructure. You'll learn various strategies to control and optimize Google Cloud costs, including setting up budgets and alerts, managing quota limits, and leveraging committed use discounts. Through hands-on labs, you'll gain practical experience using tools to control and optimize costs, and learn to influence technology teams to apply cost optimization best practices. The course covers operational prerequisites for cloud cost optimization, differentiating between budgets and quotas, and advanced methods for cost control. By the end, you'll be equipped to effectively manage and reduce your organization's Google Cloud expenses.
What you'll learn
Explain the operational prerequisites to achieve cloud cost optimization
Differentiate between budgets and quota
Set up budgets and alerts for actual and forecasted thresholds
Analyze your committed use discounts
Use advanced methods for cost control and optimization
Optimize queries to run within quota
Monitor Compute Engine virtual machines
Create and deploy Cloud Functions
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
69 Minutes PreRecorded video
1 quiz
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
FullTime access
Shareable certificate
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive guide to optimizing costs in Google Cloud environments. It covers essential strategies and tools for effective cost management, including setting up budgets and alerts, managing quota limits, and leveraging committed use discounts. The curriculum is designed to equip finance and IT professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to control and reduce cloud infrastructure expenses. Through a combination of theoretical lessons and hands-on labs, students learn to use various Google Cloud tools for cost optimization, clean up unused resources, and implement best practices for efficient resource utilization. The course also emphasizes the importance of influencing technology teams to adopt cost-saving measures, making it valuable for both technical and non-technical professionals involved in cloud cost management.
Introduction
Module 1 · 2 Minutes to complete
Set Up Cost Controls
Module 2 · 38 Minutes to complete
Hands-on with Cost Controls
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Get Hands-on Practice with a Google Cloud Billing Account
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Payment options
Financial Aid
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