Developing and deploying software in the cloud is the new normal for the tech industry and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is one of the major cloud providers. Google provides a multitude of cloud computing services that can make developing much easier. In this course, discover how to design, build, and maintain applications in GCP. Learn best practices for deploying and configuring optimized, secure, and scalable settings in App Engine and for setting up Cloud SQL application architecture. See how to manage distributed queues in Cloud Tasks, a managed service for executing background tasks and processes. And finally, explore Cloud Logging and other GCP tools you can use to optimize your application when it goes live.

Explore the Google cloud. Learn how to leverage Google Cloud Platform services—including serverless computing, data storage, and machine learning—for your organization.

Is Google Cloud Platform (GCP) the right choice for your enterprise application? GCP now has the enterprise-level features large organizations demand: IAM security, custom encryption, NoSQL database support, and cloud-native continuous integration and deployment. This course helps enterprise architects, network admins, and technology stakeholders evaluate and implement GCP services for their organizations. Learn how GCP addresses enterprise concerns—from reliability to partner integration—and discover the scenarios where it shines, including data warehousing and disaster recovery. See how GCP solutions—serverless computing, data storage, and data pipelines—map to these different scenarios, and explore the developer and DevOps tools that Google provides for building your own custom solutions. Along the way, instructor Lynn Langit shows how to use GCP to manage virtual machines, Docker containers, Kubernetes clusters, relational data stores, NoSQL data, data lakes, and more. She also shares practical tips for saving money, planning deployments, and integrating compatible services.

Learn how to design machine learning solutions with Google Cloud Platform. Review services such as AutoML, CloudML Engine, and the GCP machine learning APIs.

Cloud Video Intelligence API allows developers to leverage the power of machine learning to work smarter, not harder. Instead of poring over your footage to find a particular shot, you can leverage pretrained machine learning models to quickly detect the objects you're looking for. Video Intelligence API also offers useful features such as the ability to moderate content and perform speech-to-text transcription. In this course, Jonathan Fernandes helps you get started with Video Intelligence API, demonstrating how to make calls to the API with Python and use machine learning models to glean insights from videos. Along the way, Jonathan provides hands-on exercises that enable you to apply the concepts you're learning.

Google Cloud Vision API encapsulates powerful machine learning models in an easy-to-use REST API, allowing developers to leverage the power of machine learning without needing to train models of their own. Vision API gives you the power to annotate your images and text, detect objects and faces, automatically identify product logos and landmarks, and more. In this hands-on course, instructor Jonathan Fernandes helps you get up and running with this powerful product. Jonathan demonstrates how to make calls to the API with Python and leverage services that allow you to extract text from images, detect labels and facial expressions, and work effectively with batches of images.

Become a Google Docs guru. Get the most out of Google's popular word processing app, from advanced formatting options to tips for collaborating with others.

Learn how to use Google Docs from this course covering the essentials for creating, editing, and sharing documents online.

Get more out of Google's popular cloud-based file sharing and word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software, Google Drive, with these advanced tips and tricks.

Learn how to work smarter with Google Drive. In this course, Jess Stratton explains how to get started with this popular cloud-based file storage and word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Jess explains how Google Drive fits into the productivity suite from Google and shows how to navigate the interface. She goes into the differences between Drive and Docs, and shares how to organize, sync, and locate your Drive files. She also demonstrates how to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, presentation slides, and drawings. Plus, Jess explores how to share your files and leverage the mobile app.

Discover ways to use and organize your files and folders online inside Google Drive. Beginning with a basic overview of how Google drive works, productivity expert and professional organizer Suzanna Kaye moves on to an exploration of unique features and shares her simple search-based filing system that makes working with Google Drive fast and easy. Suzanna also covers common mistakes to avoid, troubleshooting, and how to share files with others.

Learn everything you need to know to create surveys and collect data with Google Forms.

Learn how to make full use of Hangouts, the popular app from Google that gives you the ability to contact other Google users via messaging, video calls, and phone calls.

Learn how to use Google Meet, a G Suite videoconferencing solution for small and large meeting sizes. In this course, David Rivers shows how to use the features in Meet for one-on-one and group video meetings. He shows how to join or lead a video or audio call from a variety of devices including desktop computers, phones, and tablets. David demonstrates how to share your screen, share files, manage attendees, use the chat feature, and collaborate with participants in real time. He covers how to add captions to a meeting, record a meeting, and share the recording. Lastly, David explains how to customize audio and video preferences and notification settings.

Get the most out of Google Photos with this collection of power tips from product manager John Nack.

Get the most out of Google Photos with this collection of power tips. Learn about photo storage, working with animations and movies, image editing, and more.

Get advanced tips and tricks to boost your productivity in Google Sheets, from creating interactive charts and surveys to applying conditional formatting.

Learn how to organize and analyze data in Sheets, the popular spreadsheet tool from Google. Instructor Sally Norred starts with a tour of the Sheets interface, then shows how to enter and work with data. Sally demonstrates the formatting and formula/function features, shows off the collaboration tools in Sheets, and provides smart ways to make your data work for you. Whether you’re new to spreadsheets or you’re a longtime Excel user looking for ways to share and collaborate, this web-based spreadsheet offering from Google may be just the app for you.

Get quick, bite-sized answers that tell you exactly what you want to know about working with Google Sheets.

Learn how to summarize, analyze, and calculate data using the advanced formulas and functions available in Google Sheets.