Google Cloud Fundamentals: Modernizing Infrastructure and Applications

Legacy IT systems often struggle to scale and adapt to modern business demands, making cloud migration a critical skill. Understanding how to leverage cloud infrastructure is the first step toward building resilient, high-performing applications. This text-based course guides you through the core concepts of Google Cloud, helping you shift from traditional on-premises thinking to a modern, cloud-first mindset. You will explore how to design, deploy, and manage scalable resources while learning the fundamental terminology of cloud computing. What you'll learn: - Understand the core pillars of cloud computing, including IaaS, PaaS, and serverless architectures. - Identify key Google Cloud services for computing, storage, networking, and database management. - Explore strategies for modernizing legacy applications using containerization and microservices. - Apply modern cloud observability principles to monitor system health and performance. - Learn the basics of cloud security, identity access management (IAM), and resource organization. The course begins with foundational cloud definitions and architecture concepts before guiding you through practical scenarios for modernizing infrastructure and application workflows. You will reinforce your reading with written conceptual exercises and architectural analysis. This course is designed for beginners, IT professionals, and aspiring cloud engineers with no prior cloud experience. Start your journey toward cloud modernization today.