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Billing, cost management, and cloud operations for Google Cloud Platform
How to Enable Cloud Audit Logs in GCP
intermediateComplete guide to enabling and configuring Google Cloud Audit Logs. Learn to set up Admin Activity logs, Data Access logs, log sinks, exports to BigQuery, and retention policies for compliance and security monitoring.
GCP Cloud Armor Setup Guide: WAF, Rate Limiting, and DDoS Protection
intermediateComplete guide to setting up Google Cloud Armor for web application security. Covers WAF policies, OWASP Top 10 protection, rate limiting, adaptive protection, and DDoS mitigation for applications behind load balancers.
GCP Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API Guide
intermediateDiscover and protect sensitive data with Google Cloud DLP API. Learn to configure InfoTypes, run inspection jobs, implement de-identification, and integrate with BigQuery.
GCP Organization Policy Service Guide
intermediateImplement security guardrails with GCP Organization Policies. Learn to configure constraints, inheritance, custom policies, and common security controls.
GCP OS Patch Management Guide
intermediateComplete guide to automating patch management with GCP OS Config. Learn to create patch jobs, deployments, compliance reporting, and vulnerability remediation.
GCP Security Command Center CIS Benchmark Compliance Guide
intermediateImplement CIS GCP Foundations Benchmark with Security Command Center. Learn to enable Security Health Analytics, remediate CIS findings, and generate compliance reports.
GCP Secret Manager Tutorial
beginnerComplete tutorial for Google Cloud Secret Manager. Learn to create and manage secrets, implement version control, set up automatic rotation, and securely access secrets from Cloud Functions, Compute Engine, and Cloud Run.
GCP Security Command Center Vulnerability Scanning Guide
intermediateLearn to implement continuous vulnerability assessment with GCP Security Command Center. Covers Security Health Analytics, Web Security Scanner, and Container Threat Detection.
GCP Service Account Key Rotation: Best Practices and Automation
intermediateComplete guide to rotating Google Cloud service account keys securely. Covers manual rotation, automated rotation with Cloud Functions, Workload Identity Federation, and eliminating keys entirely.
GCP Storage Encryption Guide: Protecting Data at Rest
intermediateComplete guide to encrypting data at rest in Google Cloud. Covers Cloud Storage encryption, CMEK configuration, Compute Engine disk encryption, Cloud SQL encryption, and key management with Cloud KMS.
GCP Super Admin Best Practices: Securing Your Organization's Root Access
intermediateLearn essential security practices for Google Cloud super admin accounts. Covers Cloud Identity admin protection, emergency access procedures, least privilege for admins, and organization policy constraints.
GCP VPC Network Segmentation: Subnets, Firewall Rules, and VPC Service Controls
advancedComplete guide to implementing network segmentation in Google Cloud. Covers VPC design, subnet planning, firewall rules, Shared VPC architecture, and VPC Service Controls for data exfiltration prevention.
How to Analyze Billing Data in Looker Studio
intermediateBuild interactive cost dashboards in Looker Studio using BigQuery billing data. Visualize spending trends, create filters, and share reports with teams.
How to Change or Disable Billing Exports
intermediateModify or disable BigQuery billing exports in Google Cloud. Change export destinations, manage historical data, and troubleshoot export configuration.
How to Create a BigQuery Dataset
beginnerCreate a BigQuery dataset for billing exports and data analysis. Configure location, expiration, encryption, and access control for cost management workflows.
How to Create a FinOps Project for Managing Google Cloud Billing
intermediateCreate a centralized FinOps project for Google Cloud billing management. Configure BigQuery datasets, set up IAM permissions, and enable cost monitoring.
How to Enable Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Streaming Export to BigQuery
intermediateEnable GA4 streaming export to BigQuery for near real-time analytics data. Step-by-step guide covering prerequisites, BigQuery API setup, data stream configuration, and export options.
How to Enable GKE Cost Allocation
advancedLearn how to enable GKE cost allocation for detailed Kubernetes billing insights. Track resource usage by namespace, pod, and team with BigQuery exports.
Google Cloud Billing Export to BigQuery: Setup Guide & Dataset Requirements
intermediateEnable Google Cloud billing export to BigQuery with step-by-step instructions. Includes dataset location requirements (US/EU only), service account setup, and troubleshooting for billing data analysis.
How to Enable Google Cloud Billing
beginnerActivate Google Cloud billing exports to BigQuery for cost analysis. Set up detailed usage tracking, configure datasets, and monitor cloud spending effectively.
How to Enable MFA (2-Step Verification) in Google Cloud
beginnerStep-by-step guide to enabling and enforcing multi-factor authentication in Google Cloud Platform using Google Workspace or Cloud Identity. Covers security key options, enforcement policies, and best practices.
How to Enable the BigQuery Data Transfer Service API
beginnerEnable BigQuery Data Transfer Service API for automated billing exports. Set up scheduled queries, pricing data imports, and configure IAM permissions.
How to Run Sample Billing Queries in BigQuery
intermediateWrite SQL queries to analyze Google Cloud spending patterns. Query costs by project, service, SKU, and labels with ready-to-use BigQuery billing examples.
How to Understand Billing Export Table Schemas
advancedMaster BigQuery billing table schemas for cloud cost analysis. Understand standard vs detailed exports, key fields, labels, and optimize query performance.
How to View Linked Billing Accounts
beginnerView Google Cloud billing account associations for projects. Audit billing links, identify unlinked projects, and manage cost allocation with CLI tools.
pip requirements.txt Format: Complete Syntax Guide with Examples
beginnerMaster pip requirements.txt format for Python dependency management. Learn version specifiers, extras, editable installs, environment markers, and best practices for requirements files.
How to Secure Cloud SQL Database Access
intermediateStep-by-step guide to securing Google Cloud SQL database access. Learn to configure authorized networks, set up private IP connectivity, enable IAM database authentication, and implement defense-in-depth for your databases.
How to Set Up Security Command Center
intermediateComplete guide to enabling and configuring Google Cloud Security Command Center (SCC). Learn to set up SCC Standard and Premium tiers, configure findings, create notifications, and integrate with Chronicle SIEM for comprehensive security monitoring.