Google Cloud Certification Challenge - Professional Cloud Architect
Recommended learning journey
https://lp.google-mkto.com/rs/248-TPC-286/images/Google-Cloud-Certification-Challenge.pdf
- Month 1
- Review exam guide (Recommended)
- ‘Cloud Architecture’ Quest* (Required)
- ‘Challenge GCP Architecture’ Quest* (Required)
- Book your exam (Required)
- Month 2
- ‘Architecting with GCP’ Coursera specialization’* (Recommended)
- ‘Preparing for Professional Cloud Architect Exam’ on Coursera (Recommended)
- Review sample solutions and case studies (Recommended)
- Fill in the gaps with documentation (Recommended)
- Month 3
- Take the practice exam (Recommended)
- Take your certification exam (Required)
Month 1
Exam guide
https://cloud.google.com/certification/guides/professional-cloud-architect/
Cloud Architecture Quest
https://google-run.qwiklabs.com/quests/24 (Fundamental 5 Steps 7 hours 43 Credits)
This Quest expects familiarity with GCP Services, particularly those in computing and networking. It is recommended that the student have earned a Badge by completing the hands-on labs in the Baseline: Infrastructure and/or the GCP Essentials Quests before beginning. Additional lab experience with the Security and Identity Fundamentals and the Kubernetes In the Google Cloud Quests will be useful.
- GCP Essentials: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/23 (Introductory 5 Steps 3 hours 8 Credits)
- Baseline: Infrastructure: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/33 (Introductory 5 Steps 4 hours 4 Credits)
- Security and Identity Fundamentals: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/40 (Fundamental 7 Steps 7 hours 35 Credits)
- Kubernetes in the Cloud: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/29 (Advanced 5 Steps 5 hours 27 Credits)
Challenge: GCP Architecture
https://google-run.qwiklabs.com/quests/47 (Advanced 7 Steps 8 hours 49 Credits)
- Kubernetes Solutions: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/45 (Expert 10 Steps 1 day 72 Credits)
- Networking in the Google Cloud: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/31 (Fundamental 5 Steps 6 hours 33 Credits)
- Google Cloud Solutions I: Scaling Your Infrastructure https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/36 (Expert 9 Steps 1 day 67 Credits)
- Baseline: Data, ML, AI https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/34 (Introductory 5 Steps 4 hours 5 Credits)
- Scientific Data Processing https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/28 (Advanced 8 Steps 8 hours 46 Credits)
- Machine Learning APIs: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/32 (Advanced 9 Steps 8 hours 53 Credits)
- Data Engineering: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/25 (Advanced 5 Steps 5 hours 37 Credits)
- Google Cloud Solutions II: https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/38 (Expert 9 Steps 1 day 61 Credits)