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Cloud certification?
Google Cloud's
certification program gives
Google Cloud users,
customers and partners a
way to demonstrate their
technical skills in a
particular job role or
technology. Individuals
are assessed using a
variety of rigorously
developed industry
standard methods to
determine whether they
meet Google Cloud's
proficiency standards.
Why should I get a How long is a Google Cloud
Google Cloud certification valid?
certification? Unless explicitly stated in the
Google Cloud detailed exam descriptions, all
certifications give you Google Cloud certifications are
benchmarks for your valid for two years from the date
professional certified. Candidates must recertify
development. They help in order to maintain their
you gauge your skill set certification status.
against your peers and
demonstrate your value
to hiring managers.
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exams?
Real-world, hands-on
experience is the best
preparation. Our certification
exams are designed to
identify individuals who
demonstrate skills using
Google technology to
perform critical job tasks.
We list these tasks in our
exam guides. Please refer to
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review the relevant exam
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resources that we believe
can help you build the
foundation you need to get
started.
1. Professional Cloud Architect 2. Professional Data Engineer 3.
G Suite Administrator 4. G Suite
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Professional Cloud Architect
Certification exam guide
A Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect enables organizations to leverage
Google Cloud technologies. Through an understanding of cloud architecture and Google
technology, this individual designs, develops, and manages robust, secure, scalable, highly
available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives. The Cloud Architect should be
proficient in all aspects of enterprise cloud strategy, solution design, and architectural best
practices. The Cloud Architect should also be experienced in software development
methodologies and approaches including multi-tiered distributed applications which span
multi-cloud or hybrid environments.

Sample case studies

During the exam for the Cloud Architect Certification, some of the questions may refer you
to a case study that describes a fictitious business and solution concept. These case studies
are intended to provide additional context to help you choose your answer(s). Review
some sample case studies that may be used in the exam.
•Mountkirk Games
•Dress4Win
•TerramEarth
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About the Course This course will help you pass the Google Cloud Certification Exam for
Cloud Architect. The topics mentioned are strictly in line with the official exam guide
provided by Google. The course starts with basics of Cloud Computing and as the course
progresses you will understand the GCP core infrastructure, how to manage GCP services
such as GCP compute services, GCP database services, GCP security services, GCP networking
services, GCP IAM etc. This course will also cover how to use command line tools to import
data into google cloud storage and run query for data analysis.

Course Objectives After completing this Google Cloud Certification training, you should be able to:
1. Understand Google Cloud Platform concepts and terminologies
2. Understand GCP products and services
3. Learn methods to develop, implement, and deploy solutions
4. Distinguish between features of similar or related products and technologies.
5. Learn to work with the Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL and Big Query GCP services
6. Manage GCP environments using three different methods (Console, App, Command-Line)
7. Develop knowledge of solution patterns -- methods, technologies, and designs that are used to implement
security, scalability, high availability, and other desired qualities
8. Understand basics of Big Data and Machine Learning services of GCP
 One should be good at Designing solution and infrastructure that meets business and technical
requirements (Business Use Case, Product Strategy and Cost Optimization)
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Skills you will gain
Google Compute Engine
Google App Engine (GAE)
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Computing