Google Cloud Fundamentals for Researchers

Utilize Google Cloud to manage and curate research data

Course Information

  • Title: Google Cloud Fundamentals for Researchers
  • Instructor: Tom Tipuric, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
  • Time: Oct. 21-22, 1-5 p.m. ET
  • Duration: Four hours per day for two days
  • Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members
  • Delivery: Virtual via Zoom
  • Registration: Register
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Tom Tipuric, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

Course Overview

Learn how to use various tools in Google Cloud to take in, manage, and leverage your data to derive insights in your research.

You will be introduced to tools used on Google Cloud by researchers, then you will learn how to absorb your unstructured and structured data into Cloud Storage and BigQuery, respectively. Next, you will learn how to curate your data and understand costs in Google Cloud. Finally, you will learn how to leverage notebook environments and other Google Cloud tools for descriptive and predictive analysis.

Skill Level and Target Audience

  • Beginner
  • Researchers, Research Lab Staff, Research Computing Data Professionals (RCDs)

Workshop Objectives

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  • Understand products available in Google Cloud for research
  • Load unstructured and structured data into Google Cloud
  • Manage access and sharing of your data on Google Cloud
  • Understand costs on Google Cloud
  • Leverage Jupyter Notebook environments in Vertex AI Workbench
  • Utilize machine learning solutions on Google Cloud

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