GOOGLE CLOUD

Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud

This course provides an introduction to using Terraform for Google Cloud. It enables learners to describe how Terraform can be used to implement infrastructure as a code and to apply some of its key features and functionalities to create and manage Google Cloud infrastructure. Learners will get hands-on practice building Google Cloud resources using Terraform.

What you will learn

  • Define the business need for infrastructure as code and the benefits of using it in your environment.

  • Explain the features and functionalities of Terraform.

  • Use Terraform resources, variables, and output values to create Google Cloud infrastructure resources.

  • Use Terraform modules to build reusable configurations.

  • Explain Terraform state and its importance.

Level

  • Beginner

Duration

  • 1 x 8 hour session

Language

  • Delivered in English

Prerequisites

  • Complete Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure

  • Have basic programming skills and familiarity with using CLI

  • Have general familiarity with Google Cloud

Who this course is for

  • Cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, and individuals who want to start using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning with a focus on Google Cloud Platform

Course TOPICS

Module 1: Introduction to Terraform for Google Cloud

  • Introduction to IaC

  • Introduction to Terraform

  • Using Terraform

Module 2: Avoiding Customer Pain

  • The Author phase

  • Terraform commands

  • Terraform Validator tool

Module 3: Alerting Policies

  • Introduction to Resources

  • Considerations to define a resource block

  • Introduction to Variables

  • Introduction to output values

  • Terraform Registry and CFT

Module 4: Monitoring Critical Systems

  • Introduction to modules

  • Reusing configurations by using modules

  • Using variables to parameterize your configuration

  • Pass resource attributes using output variables

  • Module use cases, benefits, and best practices

Module 5: Configuring Google Cloud Services for Observability

  • Introduction to Terraform state

  • Ways to save a state file

  • Storing a state file in a Cloud Storage bucket

  • Terraform state best practicess

Ref: T-TFGC-B-01

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