Google Cloud Platform

IAM Access Boundaries vs Ops Overhead | GCP ACE

3 January 2026·654 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP ACE GCP FinOps SRE IAM

A global online media company must control departmental resource access while minimizing operational overhead and following Google best practices.

Managed Logging Trade-offs for Incidents | GCP PCA

2 January 2026·693 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE Cloud Operations

How to enable effective observability on a GKE workload with minimal disruption while balancing SRE best practices and cost.

Cloud DNS Records for Multi-Subdomain LB | GCP ACE

2 January 2026·693 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP ACE GCP FinOps SRE Cloud DNS

This drill explores the correct DNS record strategy to point multiple subdomains to a Google Cloud Load Balancer IP, emphasizing proper DNS record types and best practices.

Automate OS Patching Without Rebuilding Images | GCP PCA

2 January 2026·743 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE Compute Engine GKE

A global fintech firm needs to deploy a Debian-based application with minimal manual OS patching. We explore the best approach aligning with SRE and FinOps principles.

Multi-VPC Connectivity Decision Trade-offs | GCP PCA

1 January 2026·780 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE VPC Networking

Explore how to enable selective internal IP communication between Compute Engine instances across isolated VPCs while preserving network separation.

Private Access from Cloud Run to GKE API | GCP ACE

1 January 2026·770 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP ACE GCP FinOps SRE Cloud Run GKE

Explore a fintech startup’s challenge to securely connect a Cloud Run service to a GKE API endpoint using best-practice Google Cloud architecture approaches.

Hadoop Migration—Managed vs DIY Cost Trade-off | GCP PCA

1 January 2026·675 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE Dataproc

A global fintech startup needs to migrate Hadoop jobs with minimal infrastructure changes and cost. This drill explores managed vs. manual cluster deployment trade-offs.

Hybrid Connectivity Overlapping IP Trade-offs | GCP PCA

31 December 2025·710 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP PCA GCP FinOps SRE Hybrid Connectivity

A global fintech startup integrates an acquired company’s overlapping network IP space with their data center via hybrid connectivity, examining the optimal routing and NAT strategies.

Cloud Run Cold Starts vs Cost in Production | GCP ACE

31 December 2025·1063 words·5 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform ACE GCP Cloud Run Serverless Cold Start Performance Optimization

When a serverless web application experiences slow initial page loads, understanding Cloud Run’s instance lifecycle and Google’s best practices for cold start mitigation becomes critical for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam.

Project Isolation vs Shared Resources | GCP ACE

30 December 2025·613 words·3 mins

Architecture Drills Google Cloud Platform GCP ACE GCP FinOps SRE Project Management IAM

A marketing and sales data project scenario that illustrates why isolated Google Cloud Projects are critical to managing permissions and resources independently.