Understanding the Differences between AWS EC2 and GCP GCE

By Broadus Palmer

In this course, you will get a brief overview of the comparison of AWS EC2 and Google Compute Engine.

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1 hour

12 Lessons
2 Hands-On Labs

About the course

In this course, you will get a brief overview of the comparison of AWS EC2 and Google Compute Engine.

Here is what we’ll discuss in this course:

Overview of EC2 and Compute Engine
Storage types for both
Instance type vs. machine type
Deploying both EC2 and Compute Engine
Creating a managed instance group for Compute Engine
Creating an Auto Scaling group for AWS EC2

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Chapter 1 12 Lessons Understanding the Differences between AWS EC2 and GCP GCE 1:33:07

Course Introduction
1:13

About the Architect
0:45

Overview of Compute Engine and AWS EC2
3:19

Deploying an EC2 Instance and a Compute Engine Instance
8:30

Instance Types for EC2 vs. Machine Types for Compute Engine
3:11

Storage Types for EC2 and Compute Engine
2:37

Understanding Launch Templates for AWS EC2
5:52

Understanding Managed Instance Templates for Compute Engine
4:25

Launching an Autoscaling Group in AWS
30:00 Hands-On Lab

Launching a Managed Instance Group in Compute Engine
30:00 Hands-On Lab

Course Summary
0:45

Conclusion and What’s Next
2:30

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Understanding the Differences between AWS EC2 and GCP GCE

About the course

Lab Highlights

Course Introduction

About the Architect

Overview of Compute Engine and AWS EC2

Deploying an EC2 Instance and a Compute Engine Instance

Instance Types for EC2 vs. Machine Types for Compute Engine

Storage Types for EC2 and Compute Engine

Understanding Launch Templates for AWS EC2

Understanding Managed Instance Templates for Compute Engine

Launching an Autoscaling Group in AWS

Launching a Managed Instance Group in Compute Engine

Course Summary

Conclusion and What’s Next

What are Hands-on Labs

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