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InFocus This Week: Skills Boost Arcade – NetworkSkills
No cloud app stands alone. Behind every successful deployment is a strong foundation of networking, security, and observability. This week, Skills Boost Arcade: NetworkSkills takes center stage—giving you hands-on experience with the tools and techniques that power modern, cloud-native infrastructure on Google Cloud.
What is Skills Boost Arcade NetworkSkills?
Skills Boost Arcade NetworkSkills is a hands-on challenge designed to help you build essential skills across cloud networking, security, monitoring, and serverless development. The labs are focused, practical, and aligned with real-world use cases—ideal whether you're new to Google Cloud or looking to sharpen your expertise.
Why Do These Skills Matter?
Networking
Learn to create and manage VPCs, configure subnets, and use gcloud to manage network components.
Security
Use IAM and Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) to protect cloud resources and control access at scale.
Observability
Monitor your applications in real time using Cloud Monitoring and Prometheus. Build dashboards and set up alerts to stay proactive.
Serverless Development
Deploy scalable apps on Cloud Run, and even generate PDFs using Go—all without managing infrastructure.
Here’s What’s In Store:
- VPC Networking Fundamentals
Build and configure virtual private clouds to enable secure app communication. - Configuring Networks via gcloud
Use the gcloud CLI to automate and manage your network environment. - Deploy Your Website on Cloud Run
Create a containerized web app and deploy it using a serverless, fully managed platform. - User Authentication: Identity-Aware Proxy
Add authentication to your apps using IAP—no code changes required. - Cloud IAM: Qwik Start
Understand how IAM works and learn to assign roles and permissions effectively. - Cloud Monitoring: Qwik Start
Gain visibility into your cloud infrastructure with custom dashboards and metrics. - Collect Metrics from Exporters using the Managed Service for Prometheus
Use Prometheus to track metrics and monitor containerized workloads. - Creating PDFs with Go and Cloud Run
Develop a microservice in Go that generates PDFs dynamically, deployed via Cloud Run.
Who Should Take the Challenge?
- Cloud Engineers looking to enhance their infrastructure skills.
- Developers interested in deploying and securing modern web apps.
- DevOps Professionals focused on automation and system observability.
- Students eager to build in-demand cloud skills.
Why Join Skills Boost Arcade: NetworkSkills?
These are not just labs—they’re stepping stones to real-world experience. Whether you're preparing for certifications, job interviews, or hands-on roles, Skills Boost Arcade NetworkSkills gives you the confidence to build, secure, and monitor applications in a production-ready cloud environment.
So complete the challenge, earn your exclusive Google Cloud badge, collect 2 Arcade Points, and advance your journey to cloud fluency!
