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Get Started with Looker Earned نوفمبر 24, 2024 EST
Google Sheets Earned نوفمبر 24, 2024 EST
Introduction to Large Language Models Earned سبتمبر 8, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia June 2024 Week 1 Earned يونيو 11, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Certification Zone May 2024 Earned مايو 18, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia May 2024 Week 1 Earned مايو 6, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Certification Zone April 2024 Earned أبريل 28, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Skills League Earned أبريل 28, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Essentials Earned أبريل 25, 2024 EDT
Level 3: GenAIus Careers Earned أبريل 25, 2024 EDT
Level 2: Data with GCP Earned أبريل 25, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia April 2024 Week 4 Earned أبريل 23, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia April 2024 Week 3 Earned أبريل 19, 2024 EDT
Level 1 : Getting Started with GCP Earned أبريل 14, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Trivia April 2024 Week 1 Earned أبريل 13, 2024 EDT
Level 2: Kubernetes Earned مارس 28, 2024 EDT
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud Earned مارس 28, 2024 EDT
Level 1: Load Balancers Earned مارس 28, 2024 EDT
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network Earned مارس 27, 2024 EDT
The Arcade Certification Zone March 2024 Earned مارس 12, 2024 EDT
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML Earned مارس 11, 2024 EDT
Level 3: GenAIus Heroes Earned مارس 4, 2024 EST
The Arcade Trivia February 2024 Week 1 Earned فبراير 27, 2024 EST
The Arcade Trivia February 2024 Week 2 Earned فبراير 27, 2024 EST
The Arcade Trivia February 2024 Week 3 Earned فبراير 27, 2024 EST
The Arcade Trivia February 2024 Week 4 Earned فبراير 27, 2024 EST
The Arcade Certification Zone Earned فبراير 22, 2024 EST
Level 2: Virtual Machines Earned فبراير 16, 2024 EST
Get Started with Cloud Storage Earned فبراير 16, 2024 EST
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute Earned فبراير 15, 2024 EST
Level 1: Google Cloud Console Earned فبراير 14, 2024 EST
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud Earned فبراير 14, 2024 EST
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console Earned فبراير 13, 2024 EST
Level 3: GenAIus Conversations Earned فبراير 12, 2024 EST
Arcade Carnival Earned فبراير 12, 2024 EST
Digital Transformation with Google Cloud Earned فبراير 11, 2024 EST
Introduction to Generative AI Earned يناير 2, 2024 EST
Share Data Using Google Data Cloud Earned نوفمبر 9, 2022 EST
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud Earned نوفمبر 9, 2022 EST
Baseline: Data, ML, AI Earned نوفمبر 9, 2022 EST
Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML Earned نوفمبر 9, 2022 EST
BigQuery for Machine Learning Earned نوفمبر 7, 2022 EST
Data Catalog Fundamentals Earned نوفمبر 6, 2022 EST
Derive Insights from BigQuery Data Earned نوفمبر 5, 2022 EDT
DEPRECATED BigQuery Basics for Data Analysts Earned نوفمبر 5, 2022 EDT
Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports Earned نوفمبر 4, 2022 EDT
Migrate MySQL data to Cloud SQL using Database Migration Service Earned نوفمبر 3, 2022 EDT

Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Looker quest, where you learn how to analyze, visualize, and curate data using Looker Studio and Looker. 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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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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This is an introductory level micro-learning course that explores what large language models (LLM) are, the use cases where they can be utilized, and how you can use prompt tuning to enhance LLM performance. It also covers Google tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps.

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for June Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the June Trivia Week 1 badge!

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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 20 people to complete the challenge and earn a 100% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Digital Leader Examination. Welcome!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for May Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the May Trivia Week 1 badge!

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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 20 people to complete the challenge and earn a 100% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Digital Leader Examination. Welcome!

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The sports season is in full swing—even in The Arcade! Join the Arcade Skills League to learn how to bowl perfect data solutions, hit boundaries with APIs, and score goals with AppScript. Get ready to take on these advanced challenges and earn your Google Cloud Credential!

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In this introductory-level course, you get hands-on practice with the Google Cloud’s fundamental tools and services. Optional videos are provided to provide more context and review for the concepts covered in the labs. Google Cloud Essentials is a recommendeded first course for the Google Cloud learner - you can come in with little or no prior cloud knowledge, and come out with practical experience that you can apply to your first Google Cloud project. From writing Cloud Shell commands and deploying your first virtual machine, to running applications on Kubernetes Engine or with load balancing, Google Cloud Essentials is a prime introduction to the platform’s basic features.

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Gen AI is spearheading a revolution in careers. Whether you're seasoned or new to the field, Gen AI holds the key to fresh possibilities. Obtaining a Google Cloud credential in this innovative technology can enhance your resume. And the best part? No prior experience is required.

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With the complexity of roles within the data field, laying a solid foundation is crucial – and we're here to help you do just that, including assisting you in obtaining a Google Cloud Credential. No prior experience? No problem.

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for April Week 4! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 4 badge!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for April Week 3! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 3 badge!

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Businesses are flocking to the cloud, and the demand for skilled professionals is skyrocketing. Join the trend and level up your resume with in-demand skills and earn a Google Cloud Credential to showcase your expertise. No experience necessary – get started today!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for April Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 1 badge!

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Kubernetes is a crucial open-source platform for automating the deployment and management of containerized applications, addressing the increasing demand for efficient resource utilization and scalability in the future of software development. Level up by acquiring this sought-after skill and earning a Google Cloud Credential!

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud course, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the of the following technologies: Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub. 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 skill badge that you can share with your network.

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Navigate the Console, strategize under pressure & conquer the traffic surge! Become a master of load balancers & earn a Google Cloud Credential. No experience? No problem!

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Build and Secure Networks in Google Cloud course, where you will learn about multiple networking-related resources to build, scale, and secure your applications on Google Cloud. 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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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 20 people to complete the challenge and earn a 100% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Digital Leader Examination. Welcome!

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Complete the intermediate Create ML Models with BigQuery ML skill badge to demonstrate skills in creating and evaluating machine learning models with BigQuery ML to make data predictions.

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Employers are actively seeking skilled Gen AI experts! Develop your expertise in the Cloud by gaining hands-on experience with tools and technologies that can be used to full effect by the application of Gen AI. Master core concepts and prepare yourself for the future in this field while earning a Google Cloud Credential! No prior experience needed!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for February Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the February Trivia Week 1 badge!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for February Week 2! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the February Trivia Week 2 badge!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for February Week 3! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the February Trivia Week 3 badge!

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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for February Week 4! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the February Trivia Week 4 badge!

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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 20 people to complete the challenge and earn a 100% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Digital Leader Examination. Welcome!

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A virtual machine is essentially a software emulation of a physical computer. It allows you to run an operating system and associated applications on top of an existing physical machine's hardware, enabling multiple virtualized instances to coexist on the same physical hardware. Learn more about Virtual Machines and earn a Google Cloud credential!

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Cloud Storage quest, where you learn how to create a Cloud Storage bucket, how to use the Cloud Storage command line, and how to use Bucket Lock to protect objects in a bucket. 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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Earn a skill badge by completing the The Basics of Google Cloud Compute quest, where you learn how to work with virtual machines (VMs), persistent disks, and web servers using Compute Engine. 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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Google Cloud Console serves as a centralized hub where users can access and control their cloud infrastructure, services, and applications. It is essential for users, developers, and administrators who work with Google Cloud Platform. Game on to get familiar with Google Cloud Console, and get your hands on a Google Cloud Credential. No prior experience required!

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud course, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the of the following technologies: Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub. 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 skill badge that you can share with your network.

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Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Pub/Sub are all Google Cloud Platform services that can be used to store, process, and manage data. All three services can be used together to create a variety of data-driven applications. In this skill badge you will use Cloud Storage to store images, Cloud Functions to process the images, and Cloud Pub/Sub to send the images to another application.

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Prompts are essential for guiding a Gen AI model to generate relevant and desired content. Start GenAIus conversations and earn a Google Cloud credential! No prior experience required!

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Pup and Kit's next adventure awaits them in the Carnival. Follow them on their journey and pick up a Google Cloud Credential on the way! No prior experience needed.

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There's much excitement about cloud technology and digital transformation, but often many unanswered questions. For example: What is cloud technology? What does digital transformation mean? How can cloud technology help your organization? Where do you even begin? If you've asked yourself any of these questions, you're in the right place. This course provides an overview of the types of opportunities and challenges that companies often encounter in their digital transformation journey. If you want to learn about cloud technology so you can excel in your role and help build the future of your business, then this introductory course on digital transformation is for you. This course is part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path.

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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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Earn a skill badge by completing the Share Data Using Google Data Cloud course, where you will gain practical experience with Google Cloud Data Sharing Partners, which have proprietary datasets that customers can use for their analytics use cases. Customers subscribe to this data, query it within their own platform, then augment it with their own datasets and use their visualization tools for their customer facing dashboards. 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 course, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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Complete the introductory Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: cleaning data with Dataprep by Trifacta, running data pipelines in Dataflow, creating clusters and running Apache Spark jobs in Dataproc, and calling ML APIs including the Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API, and Video Intelligence API. 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 course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.

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Big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are today’s hot computing topics, but these fields are quite specialized and introductory material is hard to come by. Fortunately, Google Cloud provides user-friendly services in these areas, and with this introductory-level quest, so you can take your first steps with tools like Big Query, Cloud Speech API and Video Intelligence. Want extra help? 1-minute videos walk you through key concepts for each lab.

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Complete the intermediate Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building data transformation pipelines to BigQuery using Dataprep by Trifacta; using Cloud Storage, Dataflow, and BigQuery to build extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows; and building machine learning models using BigQuery ML. 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 course, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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Want to build ML models in minutes instead of hours using just SQL? BigQuery ML democratizes machine learning by letting data analysts create, train, evaluate, and predict with machine learning models using existing SQL tools and skills. In this series of labs, you will experiment with different model types and learn what makes a good model.

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Data Catalog is deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. You can still complete this course if you want to. For steps to transition your Data Catalog users, workloads, and content to Dataplex Catalog, see Transition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Catalog (https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/transition-to-dataplex-catalog). Data Catalog is a fully managed and scalable metadata management service that empowers organizations to quickly discover, understand, and manage all of their data. In this quest you will start small by learning how to search and tag data assets and metadata with Data Catalog. After learning how to build your own tag templates that map to BigQuery table data, you will learn how to build MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLServer to Data Catalog Connectors.

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Complete the introductory Derive Insights from BigQuery Data skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: write SQL queries, query public tables, load sample data into BigQuery, troubleshoot common syntax errors with the query validator in BigQuery, and create reports in Looker Studio by connecting to BigQuery 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 this skill badge course, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.

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Want to scale your data analysis efforts without managing database hardware? Learn the best practices for querying and getting insights from your data warehouse with this interactive series of BigQuery labs. BigQuery is Google's fully managed, NoOps, low cost analytics database. With BigQuery you can query terabytes and terabytes of data without having any infrastructure to manage or needing a database administrator. BigQuery uses SQL and can take advantage of the pay-as-you-go model. BigQuery allows you to focus on analyzing data to find meaningful insights.

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Complete the introductory Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: filtering, sorting, and pivoting data; merging results from different Looker Explores; and using functions and operators to build Looker dashboards and reports for data analysis and visualization. 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 course and the final assessment challenge lab to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.

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Complete the introductory Migrate MySQL data to Cloud SQL using Database Migration Services skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: migrating MySQL data to Cloud SQL using different job types and connectivity options available in Database Migration Service and migrating MySQL user data when running Database Migration Service jobs. 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 quest, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.

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