Course Content

Module-1 (GCP – Google Cloud Platform)

PHASE 1: FOUNDATION

• Cloud Fundamentals
• GCP Resource Hierarchy
• Billing & Cost Basics
• IAM

PHASE 2: CORE INFRA

• Compute Engine
• Storage Services
• VPC Networking
• Advanced Networking

PHASE 3: PLATFORM SERVICES

• Managed Databases
• Serverless Computing
• Kubernetes (GKE)

PHASE 4: AUTOMATION using CLI

• gcloud CLI

PHASE 5: OPERATIONS & MONITORING

• Monitoring & Logging
• Resource Management & Troubleshooting

PHASE 6: SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL

• IAM Deep Dive
• Service Accounts
• Security Best Practices

PHASE 7: Real WORLD SCENARIO

• Architecture Patterns
• Cost Optimization

Module-2 INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE “TERRAFORM”

PHASE 1: FUNDAMENTALS

• What is Terraform?
• Terraform Architecture
• Terraform Configuration Basics

PHASE 2: CORE CONCEPTS

• Variables & Outputs
• Terraform State
• Expressions & Functions
• Dependency Management

PHASE 3: ADVANCED RESOURCE HANDLING

• Meta-Arguments
• Dynamic Blocks
• Data Sources

PHASE 4: MODULARIZATION

• Modules (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Module Design Best Practices

PHASE 5: REMOTE STATE & TEAM COLLAB

• Remote State
• Workspaces
• State Management Commands

PHASE 6: ADVANCED TERRAFORM

• Provisioners
• Terraform Functions Deep Dive
• Debugging Terraform
• Module-3 GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)

Module-3 GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) 

PHASE 1: FOUNDATIONS

• Containers Basics
• Container Runtime & Images
• Kubernetes Fundamentals
• Core Kubernetes Objects

PHASE 2: ENTER GKE (GCP MANAGED K8s)

• Introduction to Google Kubernetes Engine
• GKE Cluster Types
• GKE Cluster Setup
• Node Pools

PHASE 3: APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT

• Deploying Applications on GKE
• Configuration Management
• Rolling Updates & Rollbacks

PHASE 4: NETWORKING IN GKE

• Kubernetes Networking Basics
• GKE Networking Deep Dive
• Service Exposure
• Ingress (VERY IMPORTANT)

PHASE 5: STORAGE IN GKE

• Kubernetes Storage Concepts
• GKE Storage Integration

PHASE 6: SCALING & RESILIENCY

• Application Scaling
• Cluster Scaling
• High Availability Concepts

PHASE 7: SECURITY

• Authentication & Authorization
• Workload Identity (CRITICAL)
• Network Security
• Secrets Management

PHASE 8: OBSERVABILITY & TROUBLESHOOTING

• Monitoring & Logging
• Debugging & Troubleshooting
• Resource Management

Module-4 PROMETHEUS & GRAFANA

PHASE 1: OBSERVABILITY FOUNATIONS

• What is Observability?
• Metrics Fundamentals
• Monitoring Architecture Basics

PHASE 2: PROMETHEUS FUNDAMENTALS

• Introduction to Prometheus
• Prometheus Architecture
• Installation & Setup
• Scraping Metrics
• Exporters

PHASE 3: PROMQL

• PromQL Basics
• PromQL Functions
• Aggregation & Alerts

PHASE 4: ALERTING

• Alerting Concepts
• Alertmanager
• Writing Alert Rules

PHASE 5: GRAFANA

• Introduction to Grafana
• Grafana Setup
• Dashboards
• Grafana Variables & Templates
• Alerts in Grafana

PHASE 6: INTEGRATION

• Prometheus + Grafana Integration
• Monitoring Applications
• Monitoring Infrastructure

PHASE 7: KUBERNETES MONITORING

• Prometheus in Kubernetes
• Prometheus Operator
• Helm-based Setup