Deploying a single application on Google Cloud Platform is straightforward. Deploying, storing, analysing and securing dozens of workloads across an organisation is a different problem entirely — and it is the problem this course is built to solve.

The From Zero to Deployed programme by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy works through the services that carry the weight of most enterprise GCP environments: Compute Engine for virtual infrastructure, Cloud Storage for scalable object storage, BigQuery for analytics, Cloud Run for containerised applications, GKE clusters for container orchestration, and service accounts for identity and access control.

Rather than treating each service as a standalone topic, the course connects them to the decisions organisations actually face — how to plan capacity, deploy reliably, analyse data at scale, and keep access under control as environments grow. Participants leave with a working understanding of how these pieces fit together in practice.

Delivered within the Information Technology and Programming category, the programme supports IT managers, cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, data teams and technology leaders responsible for planning or operating Google Cloud Platform infrastructure.

This programme focuses on practical GCP capability rather than theory. By completing it, participants will be able to:

• Select and configure GCP resources according to workload and business priorities.
• Manage virtual infrastructure and storage through Compute Engine and Cloud Storage.
• Deploy containerised applications using Cloud Run and understand when to use it.
• Operate GKE clusters for scalable, containerised workloads.
• Apply service accounts and identity controls to secure interaction between applications and resources.
• Use BigQuery to support analytics, reporting and data-driven decisions.
• Establish structured deployment, monitoring and resource optimisation practices.
• Contribute effectively to organisational cloud transformation projects.
• Connect technical GCP decisions to scalability, cost, security and availability requirements.

Target Audience

This course is written for people who need to plan, build on, or make decisions about Google Cloud Platform — whatever their job title says.

• IT Managers, Technology Leaders and Digital Transformation Professionals responsible for cloud adoption.
• Cloud Engineers, Infrastructure Specialists and System Administrators managing GCP infrastructure.
• DevOps Professionals and Software Engineers deploying applications on Cloud Run and GKE.
• Data Engineers and Analytics Professionals working with BigQuery.
• Security Professionals and Administrators managing cloud access and identity.
• Project and Programme Managers overseeing cloud migration or modernisation initiatives.

Module 1: Why Google Cloud Matters for Modern Applications

• How organisations structure projects, regions and zones on GCP.
• Core resource architecture and how it shapes scalability, governance and availability.
• Connecting cloud resource decisions to business applications.

Module 2: Compute Engine — Virtual Infrastructure that Scales

• Virtual machine concepts, instance configuration and machine resources.
• Matching compute choices to workload requirements.
• Using Compute Engine for business systems and development environments.

Module 3: Storing Data the Right Way — Cloud Storage

• Storage structures, data organisation and lifecycle management.
• Supporting application data, backups, content and analytics workflows.

Module 4: Turning Data into Decisions — BigQuery

• Analytical workloads, data organisation and query-based analysis.
• Supporting reporting and business intelligence use cases.
• Handling large data volumes with timely analytical access.

Module 5: Shipping Applications with Cloud Run

• Deploying containerised applications without managing traditional server infrastructure.
• Application scalability and service configuration.
• Where Cloud Run fits within modern deployment strategy.

Module 6: Running Containers at Scale — GKE Clusters

• Cluster architecture, workloads, deployments and services.
• Scaling considerations and resource management.
• Operating containerised applications across scalable environments.

Module 7: Who Can Do What — Service Accounts and Cloud Identity

• How applications and workloads authenticate with GCP services.
• Structuring access permissions around operational responsibilities.
• Secure interaction between users, applications and resources.

Module 8: From Deployment to Operations — Monitoring and Optimisation

• Operational monitoring, performance and resource utilisation.
• Troubleshooting approaches and identifying operational issues.
• Bringing infrastructure, storage, data, container and identity practices together into daily operations.

Module 9: Security, Governance and an Enterprise Deployment Strategy

• Access management, service accounts and resource controls.
• Selecting and combining GCP services according to organisational requirements.
• Building scalable, controlled and business-aligned cloud environments.