Architecting with Google Cloud Platform: Design and Process (AGCP-DP)

Module 1: Defining the Service

• Design​ ​in​ ​this​ ​class
• State​ ​and​ ​solution
• Measurement
• Gathering​ ​requirements,​ ​SLOs,​ ​SLAs,​ ​and​ ​SLIs​ ​(key​ ​performance indicators)

Module 2: Business-Logic Layer Design

• Microservices​ ​architecture
• GCP​ ​12-factor​ ​support
• Mapping​ ​compute​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Cloud​ ​Platform​ ​processing services
• Compute​ ​system​ ​provisioning

Module 3: Data Layer Design

• Classifying and characterizing data
• Data​ ​ingest​ ​and​ ​data​ ​migration
• Identification​ ​of​ ​storage​ ​needs​ ​and​ ​mapping​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Cloud Platform​ ​storage​ ​systems

Module 4: Presentation Layer Design

• Network​ ​edge​ ​configuration
• Network​ ​configuration​ ​for​ ​data​ ​transfer​ ​within​ ​the​ ​service,​ ​including load​ ​balancing​ ​and​ ​network​ ​location
• Network​ ​integration​ ​with​ ​other​ ​environments,​ ​including​ ​on​ ​premise and​ ​multi-cloud

Module 5: Design for Resiliency, Scalability, and Disaster Recovery

• Failure due to loss of resources
• Failure due to overload
• Strategies for coping with failure
• Business​ ​continuity​ ​and​ ​disaster​ ​recovery,​ ​including​ ​restore​ ​strategy and​ ​data​ ​lifecycle​ ​management
• Scalable​ ​and​ ​resilient​ ​design

Module 6: Design for Security

• Google​ ​Cloud​ ​Platform​ ​security
• Network​ ​access​ ​control​ ​and​ ​firewalls
• Protections​ ​against​ ​denial​ ​of​ ​service
• Resource​ ​sharing​ ​and​ ​isolation
• Data encryption and key management
• Identity​ ​access​ ​and​ ​auditing

Module 7: Capacity Planning and Cost Optimization

• Capacity Planning
• Pricing

Module 8: Deployment, Monitoring and Alerting, and Incident Response

• Deployment
• Monitoring and alerting
• Incident response