Course Overview of Understanding Cloud Spanner

This course introduces learners to Google Cloud Spanner and its role as a globally scalable relational database service. Through instructor-led sessions and hands-on labs, participants will explore Cloud Spanner architecture, schema optimization, transactions, application integration, deployment, migration, administration, and best practices for building highly available relational database applications at scale.

After completing Understanding Cloud Spanner, participants will be able to

  • Understand Cloud Spanner architecture and core concepts.
  • Design and optimize Cloud Spanner database schemas.
  • Create and manage Spanner instances and databases.
  • Build and integrate applications using the Cloud Spanner API.
  • Execute optimized queries and transactions.
  • Deploy Spanner-based applications on Google Cloud.
  • Migrate data into and out of Cloud Spanner.
  • Administer and monitor Cloud Spanner environments.

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Key Features of Understanding Cloud Spanner

  • Introduction to Cloud Spanner Architecture 

  • Instance Planning and Database Provisioning

  • Schema Design and Optimization 

  • Application Development and Transactions

  • Cloud-Native Application Deployment

  • Data Migration and Integration

  • Administration and Operational Management

  • Best Practices and Real-World Operations

Who should Attend Understanding Cloud Spanner?

  • Database Engineers
  • Cloud Architects
  • Application Developers
  • Data Engineers
  • Cloud Administrators

Prerequisites of Understanding Cloud Spanner

  • Fundamental Google Cloud experience
  • Experience with relational databases
  • Familiarity with SQL
  • Basic programming experience

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    Course Outline of Understanding Cloud Spanner Download Course Outline

    • What is Spanner?
    • Spanner and the CAP Theorem
    • History of Spanner
    • Cloud Spanner Use Cases

    • Planning Spanner Instances
    • Automating Instance Creation
    • Creating Databases in Spanner

    • Spanner Architecture
    • Choosing Primary Keys
    • Defining Database Schemas
    • Interleaving and Foreign Keys
    • Secondary Indexes

    • Authentication and Authorization
    • Using Spanner Client Libraries
    • Running Queries
    • Managing Transactions

    • Using Spanner from Applications
    • Building Data Pipelines into and out of Spanner

    • Managing Data in Spanner
    • Managing Change Operations

    • Spanner Best Practices
    • Challenge Lab

    Certification Details of Understanding Cloud Spanner

      CloudThat Course Completion Certificate will be awarded to all learners who complete the training.

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    FAQs for Understanding Cloud Spanner

    This course is designed for developers, database engineers, cloud architects, and administrators working with scalable relational databases.

    Yes. The course includes multiple labs, deployment exercises, schema optimization activities, and challenge labs.

    The course covers Cloud Spanner, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and Dataflow.

    Yes. Primary keys, indexing, interleaving, and schema design optimization are major focus areas.

    Yes. Learners will build and deploy applications integrated with Cloud Spanner using Python and serverless runtimes.

    The course is delivered as Instructor-Led Training.

    Yes. Familiarity with relational databases and SQL is recommended.

    Yes. A CloudThat Course Completion Certificate will be awarded after successful completion of the training.

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