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title: Google Cloud Platform
description: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services running on Google's infrastructure. Learners will understand how to deploy virtual machines, manage data storage, use BigQuery for analytics, and configure GCP networking.
category: programming-tech
subcategory: cloud-computing
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/google-cloud-platform
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# Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services running on Google's infrastructure. Learners will understand how to deploy virtual machines, manage data storage, use BigQuery for analytics, and configure GCP networking.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

Learn Google Cloud fundamentals! This course covers core infrastructure components, setting you up for success on the platform.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/gcp-fundamentals

## Websites

### 1. Google Cloud Documentation

Google's official product documentation for Google Cloud: quickstarts, conceptual overviews, how-to guides and API references for Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, IAM and the rest. The reference you return to once a tutorial stops covering your case.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs

**Tags:** google-cloud, gcp, cloud-computing, documentation

### 2. Google Skills

Google's official training platform, offering guided labs that run in temporary, provisioned Google Cloud projects alongside courses and skill badges. Practice provisioning real resources, IAM, networking and storage against Google's own environment rather than a simulator.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.skills.google/

**Tags:** google-cloud, gcp, hands-on-labs, cloud-computing

### 3. cloud.google.com/learn

Google Cloud Learn is Google's official training hub for cloud fundamentals, offering guided tutorials, interactive labs, and learning paths to master Google Cloud services. It includes beginner-to-advanced courses, quickstarts, and certification prep to build practical cloud skills.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://cloud.google.com/learn

**Tags:** websites, technology-computer-science, cloud-computing

## Podcasts

### 1. Google Cloud Platform Podcast

**Author:** Google Cloud Platform

The Google Cloud Platform Podcast, coming to you every week. Discussing everything on Google Cloud Platform from App Engine to BigQuery.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.gcppodcast.com

**Tags:** google-cloud, cloud-computing, bigquery, kubernetes, developer-interviews

## Books

### 1. Google Cloud Platform in Action

**Author:** JJ Geewax

JJ Geewax's Manning guide to building on Google Cloud, covering Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Datastore, Bigtable, BigQuery and machine-learning APIs. Readers learn how each service works, what it costs, and how to choose between them for a workload.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617293520?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, technology-computer-science, cloud-computing

### 2. Official Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide

**Author:** Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan's official Sybex study guide (first edition, 2019) for the Professional Cloud Architect exam. Chapters map to the exam objectives, covering business and technical requirements, compute, storage and network design, security, migration planning and reliability, with review questions and online practice tests.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119871050?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** google-cloud, cloud-architecture, certification, exam-prep, professional-cloud-architect

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