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Optimizing Service Reliability with Managed Instance Groups

ADVANCED
150 minutes
5 tasks

This lab focuses on enhancing the reliability and performance of a mission-critical service using Managed Instance Groups (MIGs). You'll learn to configure advanced autoscaling policies that align with SLAs, implement rolling updates for zero-downtime deployments, and integrate monitoring solutions for proactive incident detection. Gain skills in balancing performance and cost efficiency while maintaining high availability and reliability standards.

Scenario

As a cloud engineer at an e-commerce firm, you are tasked with optimizing the backend microservices responsible for order processing, which is currently hosted on Managed Instance Groups. The service must ensure 99.95% uptime with a cost-effective scaling strategy to handle variable loads especially during promotional events like Black Friday.

Learning Objectives

  • Optimize autoscaling policies based on predictive metrics and cost efficiency
  • Deploy and manage rolling updates with zero downtime
  • Establish comprehensive monitoring dashboards and alerting mechanisms

tasks (5)

task 1: Configure predictive autoscaling for Managed Instance Groups

45 min

task 2: Implement rolling updates for zero-downtime deployments

45 min

task 3: Set up monitoring dashboards for critical metrics

30 min

task 4: Analyze and adjust cost-efficiency strategies

45 min

task 5: Establish incident response protocols and perform a simulation

60 min

Prerequisites

  • •Knowledge of Managed Instance Groups
  • •Experience with scaling strategies
  • •Understanding of GCP monitoring tools

Skills Tested

Configuring predictive autoscalingImplementing rolling updatesCreating monitoring dashboardsOptimizing cost efficiencyDeveloping incident response protocols

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