wCTO Week 3: The Infrastructure Grind and My 8-Year Apple Developer Identity Crisis

Shipped to TestFlight, automated releases, and learned that ‘infrastructure week’ doesn’t impress spouses.

Published on June 1, 2025 · Last updated on June 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1278 words · Jon Shaffer

Section 2: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure

References - Section 1 - Section 2 - Section 3 - Section 4 - Section 5 - Section 6 - Combined Section 2 of the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) exam focuses on the core infrastructure layer—how you provision, manage, and optimize compute, network, and storage systems in GCP. It makes up around 15% of the exam and covers everything from VPC topology to compute orchestration and storage lifecycle management. This post walks through Section 2 using diagrams and detailed analysis to reinforce concepts and help you pass the exam with confidence. ...

Published on March 31, 2025 · Last updated on June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · Jon Shaffer

GCP Professional Cloud Architect (2025) Visual Reference: Sections Combined

References - Section 1 - Section 2 - Section 3 - Section 4 - Section 5 - Section 6 - Combined

Published on March 31, 2025 · Last updated on June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 21 words · Jon Shaffer