Workloads: Deployments and JobsDefine, configure, inspect, manage, and update Deployments. Define what Jobs and CronJobs are in GKE, and explore relevant use cases. Create and run Jobs.Explain how to scale clusters manually and automatically. Configure node and pod affinity.Google Kubernetes Engine NetworkingExplore Kubernetes networking, including Pod and cluster networking. Create services to expose to applications running within Pods. Configure load balancers to expose services to external clients. Explore containernative load balancing in GKE. Configure Google Kubernetes Engine networking.Persistent Data and StorageDefine and work with Kubernetes storage abstractions. Run and maintain sets of pods using StatefulSets. Use ConfigMaps to decouple configuration from Pods. Manage and store sensitive access and authentication data. Configure persistent storage for Google Kubernetes Engine.Access Control and Security in Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes EngineAuthentication and authorization Kubernetes role-based access control Workload Identity Kubernetes control plane security Pod securityGoogle Kubernetes Engine Logging and MonitoringIdentify the tools included in the Google Cloud Observability . Configure the Google Cloud operations suite to monitor and manage the availability and performance. Inspect logs using the kubectl command. Inspect Kubernetes logs using Google Cloud Observability. Configure GKE-native Monitoring and Logging.Using Google Cloud Managed Storage Services with Google Kubernetes EngineContrast managed storage services with self-managed storage. Identify use cases for Cloud Storage for Kubernetes applications. Compare the range of Google Cloud managed database services. Explore Cloud SQL Auth Proxy and how it connects to Cloud SQL from within GKE. Use Cloud SQL with Google Kubernetes Engine.Using CI/CD with Google Kubernetes EngineDefine continuous integration and continuous delivery and identify why it is important. Examine CI/CD pipelines and how they can optimize app releases. Explore first-party and third-party CI/CD tools supported by Google Cloud. Explore Google’s best practices for a GKE CI/CD pipeline.

Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps/DevOps personnel.Individuals using Google Cloud to create new solutions or to integrate existing systems, application environments, and infrastructure with Google Cloud.Prerequisite: Completed “Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine” or have equivalent experience.