• Google Cloud VPC Networking Fundamentals
  • Recall that networks belong to projects
  • Explain the differences among default, auto, and custom networks
  • Create networks and subnets
  • Explain how IPv4 addresses are assigned to Compute Engine instances
  • Publish domain names using Google Cloud DNS
  • Create Compute Engine instances with IP aliases
  • Create Compute Engine instances with multiple virtual networks
• Controlling Access to VPC Networks
  • Outline how IAM policies affect VPC networks
  • Control access to network resources using service accounts
  • Control access to Compute Engine instances with tag-based firewall rules
• Sharing Networks Across Projects
  • Outline the overall workflow for configuring Shared VPC
  • Differentiate between the IAM roles that allow network resources to be managed
  • Configure peering between unrelated VPC Networks
  • Recall when to use Shared VPC and when to use VPC Network Peering
• Load Balancing
  • Recall the various load balancing services
  • Configure Layer 7 HTTP(S) load balancing
  • Whitelist and blacklist IP traffic with Cloud Armor
  • Cache content with Cloud CDN
  • Explain Layer 4 TCP or SSL proxy load balancing
  • Explain regional network load balancing
  • Configure internal load balancing
  • Recall the choices for enabling IPv6 Internet connectivity for Google Cloud load balancers
  • Determine which Google Cloud load balancer to use In which situation
• Hybrid Connectivity
  • Recall the Google Cloud interconnect and peering services available to connect your infrastructure to Google Cloud
  • Explain Dedicated Interconnect and Partner Interconnect
  • Describe the workflow for configuring a Dedicated Interconnect
  • Build a connection over a VPN with Cloud Router
  • Determine which Google Cloud interconnect service to use in which situation
  • Explain Direct Peering and Partner Peering
  • Determine which Google Cloud peering service to use in which situation
• Networking Pricing and Billing
  • Recognize how networking features are charged
  • Use Network Service Tiers to optimize spend
  • Determine which Network Service Tier to use in which situation
  • Recall that labels can be used to understand networking spend
• Network Design and Deployment
  • Explain common network design patterns
  • Configure Private Google Access to allow access to certain Google Cloud services from VM instances with only internal IP addresses
  • Configure Cloud NAT to provide your instances without public IP addresses access to the internet
  • Automate the deployment of networks using Deployment Manager or Terraform
  • Launch networking solutions using Cloud Marketplace
• Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Configure uptime checks, alerting policies and charts for your network services
  • Use VPC Flow Logs to log and analyze network traffic behavior