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Google Kubernetes Engine

Professional Cloud Developer

Build, test, deploy, and integrate cloud-native applications on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Developer exam across every Domain.

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Google Cloud service

Google Kubernetes Engine

Topic in 7 exam domains

Also called: GKE, Google Container Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine cluster, Kubernetes Engine, Kubernetes Engine API

A managed Kubernetes service on Google Cloud that supports GPU sharing across workloads.

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6 objectives in 4 of 4 domains

Domain 1
Designing highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications
~32% of exam
1. 1.1Designing high-performing applications and APIs
  - Choosing the appropriate platform based on the use case and requirements (e.g., Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run)
  - Building, refactoring, and deploying application containers to Cloud Run and GKE
Domain 2
Building and testing applications
~23% of exam
1. 2.2Building
  - Configuring provenance in Cloud Build (e.g., Binary Authorization)
Domain 3
Configuring cloud-native applications for deployment
~24% of exam
1. 3.2Deploying containers to GKE
Domain 4
Integrating applications with Google Cloud services
~21% of exam
1. 4.2Consuming Google Cloud APIs
2. 4.3Troubleshooting and observability
  - Instrumenting code to facilitate troubleshooting using metrics, logs, and traces in Google Cloud Observability

Related topics

Compute EngineService Identity and Access ManagementService VPC Service ControlsService customer-managed encryption keysFeature Binary AuthorizationService GKEService service accountConcept Cloud SQLService BigQueryService Cloud RunService Cloud StorageService

Google Kubernetes EngineService

Cloud DeployService Cloud LoggingService Container-Optimized OSService Cloud MonitoringService Workload Identity Federation for GKEFeature AutopilotFeature Cloud Service MeshService

Points to what builds on itWorks with or alternative to

Cloud Service Mesh works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Compute Engine is an alternative to Google Kubernetes Engine
Autopilot is part of Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Deploy works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Logging works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Run works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud SQL works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Container-Optimized OS works with Google Kubernetes Engine
customer-managed encryption keys secures Google Kubernetes Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine depends on BigQuery
Google Kubernetes Engine depends on Compute Engine
Workload Identity Federation for GKE is part of Google Kubernetes Engine
Binary Authorization works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Binary Authorization secures Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Monitoring works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Run is an alternative to Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Service Mesh depends on Google Kubernetes Engine
Compute Engine works with Google Kubernetes Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine works with Workload Identity Federation for GKE
Workload Identity Federation for GKE secures Google Kubernetes Engine
BigQuery is an alternative to Cloud Storage
BigQuery works with Cloud Logging
BigQuery works with Cloud Storage
Cloud Run depends on service account
BigQuery works with Cloud SQL
Cloud Run works with Cloud SQL
VPC Service Controls secures BigQuery
Autopilot is part of GKE
Cloud Logging works with customer-managed encryption keys
Cloud SQL works with Cloud Storage
BigQuery works with Cloud Monitoring
Cloud SQL works with Compute Engine
Identity and Access Management secures Cloud Service Mesh
Cloud Run works with Cloud Storage
Cloud Service Mesh depends on Workload Identity Federation for GKE
Workload Identity Federation for GKE is part of GKE
Cloud Logging works with GKE
Compute Engine is an alternative to GKE
Compute Engine works with service account
Binary Authorization secures Cloud Run
Cloud Deploy works with Cloud Run
Cloud Logging works with Cloud Service Mesh
Cloud Monitoring works with Cloud Service Mesh
Cloud Monitoring works with Cloud SQL
Cloud Run works with Cloud Service Mesh
Cloud Service Mesh works with VPC Service Controls
Cloud SQL works with Identity and Access Management
customer-managed encryption keys secures Cloud Storage
GKE works with Workload Identity Federation for GKE
Cloud Logging works with Cloud SQL
Cloud Run is an alternative to GKE
Cloud SQL depends on Compute Engine
customer-managed encryption keys secures BigQuery
customer-managed encryption keys secures Cloud SQL
Cloud Storage works with customer-managed encryption keys
Compute Engine works with Container-Optimized OS
Identity and Access Management works with Workload Identity Federation for GKE
Cloud Logging works with Cloud Storage
Cloud Service Mesh depends on GKE
Cloud Service Mesh works with GKE

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