This course helps students create a study plan for the PCNE (Professional Cloud Network Engineer) certification exam. Students explore the breadth and scope of the domains covered in the exam. Students assess their exam readiness and create their individual study plan.
 

After completing the Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Network Engineer Journey course, students will be able to:

• Describe the domains covered on the Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification exam.
• Identify gaps in their knowledge and skills for each domain and create a study plan.

PCNE certification

• Role of a Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Introduction to a sample infrastructure scenario that is used throughout the course
• Certification process

Designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud Network - Within the context of the sample scenario:

• Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
• Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
• Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit.

Implementing a VPC - Within the context of the sample scenario:

• Assuming Kubernetes clusters will be used in all the networks, describe how IP addresses will be distributed among them.
• Describe the sort of interconnections will be added between Google Cloud and external environments and how the routing will be configured for them.
• Describe how the network will be secured with firewall rules and VPC Service Controls

Configuring network services - Within the context of the sample scenario:

• Describe how Load Balancing will be used for general users accessing resources from the internet as well as internal users accessing from private connected networks.
• Describe how Cloud CDN, Armor and NAT will be configured and the benefits they will provide, and used and how Cloud DNS will be integrated with an on-premise DNS system.
• Describe how packet mirroring will be used for periodic network forensic audit.

Implementing hybrid connectivity - Within the context of the sample scenario:

• Describe the details of the VPN and Interconnect links between Google Cloud VPCs and on-premise or other cloud networks.

Managing, monitoring, and optimizing network operations - Within the context of the sample scenario:

• Describe the network troubleshooting and debugging process.
• Describe the troubleshooting process using Cloud Logging and Monitoring and Network Intelligence Center.

Your next steps

• Based on domain knowledge deficiencies noted after answering the diagnostic questions, construct a weekly study plan.

This course is intended for Cloud Network Engineers, Cloud Architects, and Cloud Security Engineers who want to prepare to take the Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam.
 

No certification available.

3+ years industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.