Understanding Your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Costs is most suitable for those working in a technology or finance role who are responsible for managing GCP costs. You’ll learn how to set up a billing account, organize resources, and manage billing access permissions.
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In the hands-on labs, you'll learn how to view your invoice, track your GCP costs with Billing reports, analyze your billing data with BigQuery or Google Sheets, and create custom billing dashboards with Data Studio.
Students enrolling in this course do not need any prior Google Cloud technical experience.
What You Will Learn
- Plan for effective cloud cost management by setting up your teams, tools, and applying financial governance best practices.
- Set up GCP Billing account(s) and organize your resources for cost management.
- Export Billing reports to Google Sheets or BigQuery to gain visibility into your current cost trends and forecasted costs.
- Visualize billing data with Billing reports and build custom dashboards with Data Studio.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Setup and manage your Billing Account
Get your Google Cloud Platform Billing Account up and running.
WEEK 2
Understand your GCP Costs
Now that your Billing Account is active, take a closer look at functionality available to you.
WEEK 3
Get hands-on practice with a GCP Billing Account
Use a GCP sandbox to practice key Billing Account tasks in a risk free environment.
