Cloud Digital Leader (CDL) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 01: Digital Transformation with Google Cloud

Topics:

  • Why cloud technology is transforming business
  • Fundamental cloud concepts
  • Cloud computing models and shared responsibility

Objectives:

  • Explain why and how the cloud revolutionizes businesses.
  • Explain general cloud concepts.
  • Discuss the benefits and tradeoffs of using infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).
Module 02: Innovating with Data and Google Cloud

Topics:

  • The value of data
  • Data consolidation and analytics
  • Innovation with machine learning

Objectives:

  • Describe the role of data in digital transformation and the importance of a data-driven culture.
  • Identify common Google Cloud solutions for data management
  • Identify common Google Cloud solutions for smart analytics
  • Identify Google Cloud’s solutions for Machine Learning and AI
Module 03: Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud

Topics:

  • Modernizing IT infrastructure with Google Cloud
  • Modernizing applications with Google Cloud
  • The value of APIs

Objectives:

  • Describe the key benefits of infrastructure and application modernization with reference to cloud technology.
  • Differentiate between virtual machines, containers, and serverless computing.
  • Explain the Google Cloud solutions that help businesses to better manage their systems, such as App Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine.
  • Explain how Google Cloud solutions support app modernization and simplify API management.
Module 04: Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations

Topics:

  • Financial governance in the cloud
  • Security in the cloud
  • Monitoring cloud IT services and operations

Objectives:

  • Describe financial governance in the cloud and Google Cloud's recommended best practices for effective cloud cost management.
  • Explain how IT teams and business leaders can use principles from DevOps and SRE to increase cloud operational efficiency.
  • Identify Google Cloud solutions for cloud resource monitoring and application performance management.