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David Vargas

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Badge for Preparing for Your Google Workspace Administrator Journey Preparing for Your Google Workspace Administrator Journey Earned Aug 12, 2023 EDT
Badge for Configure your Workplace: Google Workspace for IT Admins Configure your Workplace: Google Workspace for IT Admins Earned Jun 7, 2023 EDT
Badge for Build Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals Build Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals Earned Jun 3, 2023 EDT
Badge for Deploy and Monitor in Google Cloud for Azure Professionals Deploy and Monitor in Google Cloud for Azure Professionals Earned May 31, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Cloud Storage and Containers for Azure Professionals Google Cloud Storage and Containers for Azure Professionals Earned May 31, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for Azure Professionals Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for Azure Professionals Earned May 26, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Cloud IAM and Networking for Azure Professionals Google Cloud IAM and Networking for Azure Professionals Earned May 25, 2023 EDT
Badge for Get Started with Google Workspace Tools Get Started with Google Workspace Tools Earned May 24, 2023 EDT
Badge for Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets Earned May 24, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Sheets - Advanced Topics Google Sheets - Advanced Topics Earned May 23, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Chat Google Chat Earned May 23, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Meet Google Meet Earned May 23, 2023 EDT
Badge for Introduction to Generative AI Introduction to Generative AI Earned May 20, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Slides Google Slides Earned May 19, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Sheets Google Sheets Earned May 18, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Docs Google Docs Earned May 17, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Drive Google Drive Earned May 16, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Calendar Google Calendar Earned May 16, 2023 EDT
Badge for Gmail Gmail Earned May 15, 2023 EDT
Badge for Planning for a Google Workspace Deployment Planning for a Google Workspace Deployment Earned May 11, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Workspace Mail Management Google Workspace Mail Management Earned May 10, 2023 EDT
Badge for Google Workspace Security Google Workspace Security Earned May 10, 2023 EDT
Badge for Managing Google Workspace Managing Google Workspace Earned May 10, 2023 EDT
Badge for Introduction to Google Workspace Administration Introduction to Google Workspace Administration Earned May 9, 2023 EDT

This course helps learners prepare to study for the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification exam. Learners will be exposed to and engage with exam topics through a series of readings, diagnostic questions, and knowledge checks. After completing this course, learners will have a personalized workbook that will guide them through the rest of their certification readiness journey.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Configure your Workplace: Google Workspace for IT Admins quest, where you will get try out the Admin role for Workspace and learn to provision Groups, manage applications, security, and manage Meet. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge quest, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Build Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals course, where you learn how to configure IAM permission, orchestrate workloads using Kubernetes, host a web application using compute engine, and configure load balancing. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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This is the fourth course of a four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge. It compares Google Cloud and Azure solutions and guides professionals on their use. This course focuses on deploying and monitoring applications in Google Cloud. The learners apply the knowledge of monitoring and application deployment process in Azure to explore the differences with Google Cloud. Learners get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.

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This is the third course of a four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge. It compares Google Cloud and Azure solutions and guides professionals on their use. This course focuses on storage options and containers in Google Cloud. The learners apply the knowledge of storage and containers in Azure to explore how they differ from Google Cloud. Learners get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.

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This is the second course of a four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge. It aims to compare Google Cloud and Azure solutions and guide professionals on their use. This course focuses on compute resources and load balancing in Google Cloud. The learner will apply the knowledge of using virtual machines and load balancers in Azure to explore the similarities and differences with configuring and managing compute resources and load balancers in Google Cloud. Learners will get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.

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This is the first course of a four-course series for cloud architects and engineers with existing Azure knowledge, and it compares Google Cloud and Azure solutions and guides professionals on their use. This course focuses on Identity and Access Management (IAM) and networking in Google Cloud. The learners apply the knowledge of access management and networking in Azure to explore the similarities and differences with access management and networking in Google Cloud. Learners get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Google Workspace Tools course, where you will get introduced to Google's collaborative platform and learn to use Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Sheets, and AppSheet. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Use Functions, Formulas and Charts in Google Sheets quest, where you analyze data with functions and visualize data using charts. In this intermediate-level quest, you learn to search, validate, format and display data. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge quest, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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This course builds on some of the concepts covered in the earlier Google Sheets course. In this course, you will learn how to apply and customize themes In Google Sheets, and explore conditional formatting options. You will learn about some of Google Sheets’ advanced formulas and functions. You will explore how to create formulas using functions, and you will also learn how to reference and validate your data in a Google Sheet. Spreadsheets can hold millions of numbers, formulas, and text. Making sense of all of that data can be difficult without a summary or visualization. This course explores the data visualization options in Google Sheets, such as charts and pivot tables. Google Forms are online surveys used to collect data and provide the opportunity for quick data analysis. You will explore how Forms and Sheets work together by connecting collected Form data to a spreadsheet, or by creating a Form from an existing spreadsheet.

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In this course, we introduce you to Google Chat, Google’s chat software included with Google Workspace. You will learn about messaging individuals and groups in Google Chat. You will also discover customization options, collaboration features and how Google Chat integrates with other Google Workspace products. We will explore the use of spaces in Google Chat, showing you how to create, manage, search, and join them. Additionally, you will understand the distinctions between using a space and a group chat. You also explore Google Chat apps and learn how to search for and use apps within Google Chat. Aside from course videos, you will complete hands-on activities to practice what you’ve learned. Consider inviting a colleague or two to interact with you in Google Chat as you complete the activities.

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In this course, we introduce you to Google Meet, Google’s video conference software included with Google Workspace. You learn how to create and manage video conference meetings using Google Meet. You explore different ways to open Google Meet and add people to a video conference. You also learn how to join meetings from different sources like calendar events or meeting links. We discuss how Google Meet can help you better communicate, exchange ideas, and share resources with your team wherever they are. You learn how to customize the Google Meet environment to fit your needs and how to effectively use chat messages during a video conference. You also explore different ways to share resources, such as by using calendar invites or attachments. You learn about using host controls in Google Meet to manage participants and utilize interactive moderation features. You also learn how to record and live stream video conferences.

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This is an introductory level microlearning course aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. It also covers Google Tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps.

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With Google Slides, you can create and present professional presentations for sales, projects, training modules, and much more. Google Slides presentations are stored safely in the cloud. You build presentations right in your web browser—no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work on your slides at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is automatically saved. You will learn how to open Google Slides, create a blank presentation, and create a presentation from a template. You will explore themes, layout options, and how to add and format content, and speaker notes in your presentations. You will learn how to enhance your slides by adding tables, images, charts, and more. You will also learn how to use slide transitions and object animations in your presentation for visual effects. We will discuss how to organize slides and explore some of the options, including duplicating and ordering your slides, importi…

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In this course we will introduce you to Google Sheets, Google’s cloud-based spreadsheet software, included with Google Workspace. With Google Sheets, you can create and edit spreadsheets directly in your web browser—no special software is required. Multiple people can work simultaneously, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically. You will learn how to open Google Sheets, create a blank spreadsheet, and create a spreadsheet from a template. You will add, import, sort, filter and format your data using Google Sheets and learn how to work across different file types. Formulas and functions allow you to make quick calculations and better use your data. We will look at creating a basic formula, using functions, and referencing data. You will also learn how to add a chart to your spreadsheet. Google Sheets spreadsheets are easy to share. We will look at the different ways you can share with others. We will also discuss how to track changes…

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With Google Docs, your documents are stored in the cloud, and you can access them from any computer or device. You create and edit documents right in your web browser; no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically. In this course, you will learn how to open Google Docs, create and format a new document, and apply a template to a new document. You will learn how to enhance your documents using a table of contents, headers and footers, tables, drawings, images, and more. You will learn how to share your documents with others. We will discuss your sharing options and examine collaborator roles and permissions. You will learn how to manage versions of your documents. Google Docs allows you to work in real time with others on the same document. You will learn how to create and manage comments and action items in your documents. We will review a fe…

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Google Drive is Google’s cloud-based file storage service. Google Drive lets you keep all your work in one place, view different file formats without the need for additional software, and access your files from any device. In this course, you will learn how to navigate your Google Drive. You will learn how to upload files and folders and how to work across file types. You will also learn how you can easily view, arrange, organize, modify, and remove files in Google Drive. Google Drive includes shared drives. You can use shared drives to store, search, and access files with a team. You will learn how to create a new shared drive, add and manage members, and manage the shared drive content. Google Workspace is synonymous with collaboration and sharing. You will explore the sharing options available to you in Google Drive, and you will learn about the various collaborator roles and permissions that can be assigned. You’ll also explore ways to ensure consistency and save time…

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With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and create tasks, so you always know what’s next. Google Calendar is designed for teams, so it’s easy to share your schedule with others and create multiple calendars that you and your team can use together. In this course, you’ll learn how to create and manage Google Calendar events. You will learn how to update an existing event, delete and restore events, and search your calendar. You will understand when to apply different event types such as tasks and appointment slots. You will explore the Google Calendar settings that are available for you to customize Google Calendar to suit your way of working. During the course you will learn how to create additional calendars, share your calendars with others, and access other calendars in your organization.

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Gmail is Google’s cloud based email service that allows you to access your messages from any computer or device with just a web browser. In this course, you’ll learn how to compose, send and reply to messages. You will also explore some of the common actions that can be applied to a Gmail message, and learn how to organize your mail using Gmail labels. You will explore some common Gmail settings and features. For example, you will learn how to manage your own personal contacts and groups, customize your Gmail Inbox to suit your way of working, and create your own email signatures and templates. Google is famous for search. Gmail also includes powerful search and filtering. You will explore Gmail’s advanced search and learn how to filter messages automatically.

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Planning for a Google Workspace Deployment is the final course in the Google Workspace Administration series. In this course, you will be introduced to Google's deployment methodology and best practices. You will follow Katelyn and Marcus as they plan for a Google Workspace deployment at Cymbal. They'll focus on the core technical project areas of provisioning, mail flow, data migration, and coexistence, and will consider the best deployment strategy for each area. You will also be introduced to the importance of Change Management in a Google Workspace deployment, ensuring that users make a smooth transition to Google Workspace and gain the benefits of work transformation through communications, support, and training. This course covers theoretical topics, and does not have any hands on exercises. If you haven’t already done so, please cancel your Google Workspace trial now to avoid any unwanted charges.

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Google Workspace Mail Management is the fourth course in the Google Workspace Administration series. In this course you will learn how to protect your organization against spam, spoofing, phishing and malware attacks. You will configure email compliance and learn how to implement data loss prevention (DLP) for your organization. You will gain an understanding of the mail routing options available and learn how to allowlist and block senders. You will also become familiar with other mail options such as inbound and outbound gateways, 3rd party email archiving, and journaling to Vault.

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Google Workspace Security is the third course in the Google Workspace Administration series. In this course you will focus on the various aspects of Google Workspace Security including user password policies and how to enable and enforce two step verification (2SV) for your users. You will learn about application security and understand how to whitelist and block API access to your account. You will see how Google Workspace can easily be integrated with a number of predefined 3rd party applications. You will also become familiar with the SSO options in Google Workspace. Finally you will understand how to spot potential security risks within your organization and learn how to address them using the tools available in the admin console.

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Managing Google Workspace is the second course in the Google Workspace Administration series. This course focuses on the Google Workspace core services such as Gmail, Calendar, and Drive & Docs. You will become familiar with the various service settings, and learn how to enable them for all or just a subset of your users. You will gain an understanding of Google Vault, Google’s ediscovery service. You will understand the various admin console reports that are available and be able to search and filter the information in these reports. Finally you will see how multiple domains can be used with Google Workspace and learn how to add a new domain to your account.

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Introduction to Google Workspace Administration is the first course in the Google Workspace Administration series of courses. This series will serve as the starting place for any new Google Workspace admin as they begin their journey of managing and establishing Google Workspace best practices for their organization. These courses together will leave you feeling confident to utilize the basic functions of the admin console to manage users, control access to services, configure security settings, and much more. Through a series of readings and step-by-step hands-on exercises, and knowledge checks, learners can expect to leave this training with all of the skills they need to get started as Google Workspace administrators. In this course you will sign up for a Google Workspace account and configure your DNS records for Google Workspace. You will learn how to provision and manage your users, and will create groups and calendar resources for your organization. You will be introduced to …

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