Course Overview
This course helps learners create a study plan for the PCNE (Professional Cloud Network Engineer) certification exam. Learners explore the breadth and scope of the domains covered in the exam. Learners assess their exam readiness and create their individual study plan.
Course Content
- PCNE certification
- Designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud Network
- Implementing a VPC
- Configuring network services
- Implementing hybrid connectivity
- Managing, monitoring, and optimizing network operations
- Your next steps
Who should attend
Customers, Partners, Googlers
Prerequisites
3+ years industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
Course Objectives
- Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification exam.
- Identify gaps in your knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.
Outline: Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Network Engineer Journey (PYPCNEJ)
Module 00 - PCNE certification
- Role of a Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
- Introduction to a sample infrastructure scenario that is used throughout the course.
- Certification process.
Module 01 - Designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud Network
- Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
- Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
- Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit.
Module 02 - Implementing a VPC
- Assuming Kubernetes clusters will be used in all the networks, describe how IP addresses will be distributed among them.
- Describe the sort of interconnections will be added between Google Cloud and external environments and how the routing will be configured for them.
- Describe how the network will be secured with firewall rules and VPC Service Controls.
Module 03 - Configuring network services
- Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
- Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
- Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit.
Module 04 - Implementing hybrid connectivity
- Describe the details of the VPN and Interconnect links between Google Cloud VPCs and on-premise or other cloud networks.
Module 05 - Managing, monitoring, and optimizing network operations
- Describe the network troubleshooting and debugging process.
- Describe the troubleshooting process using Cloud Logging and Monitoring and Network Intelligence Center.
Module 06 - Your next steps
- Based on domain knowledge deficiencies noted after answering the diagnostic questions, construct a weekly study plan.