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Thinking about certifications or just want to see how far you've come? This challenge is your chance to sharpen your skills with help from Generative AI. Start by reflecting on where you stand in the digital space, then jump into Gen AI-powered reviews tailored to key Google Cloud certifications like Generative AI Digital, Data Practitioner, Cloud Developer, and DevOps Engineer. Wrap things up with fun, fast quizzes to test what you’ve learned and spot areas to improve. Its a smarter, more focused way to prep—and a great way to keep your journey in the cloud going strong!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 3 badge!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 4 badge!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 2 badge!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Get hands-on with the core tools behind modern app development on Google Cloud. Start by exploring Artifact Registry to securely store, organize, and manage your container images and packages. You’ll explore key tasks like setting up repositories, configuring authentication, applying tags, and automating cleanups. Then, transition to Cloud Run to deploy stateless, containerized applications with ease. Learn how to work with environment variables, manage secrets, control traffic, and build scalable, event-driven services and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 2 badge!
Complete the intermediate Develop Gen AI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit skill badge course to demonstrate skills in text generation, applying function calls with the Python SDK and Gemini API, and deploying a Streamlit application with Cloud Run. In this course, you learn Gemini prompting, test Streamlit apps in Cloud Shell, and deploy them as Docker containers in Cloud Run.
Complete the intermediate Explore Generative AI with the Gemini API in Vertex AI skill badge to demonstrate skills in text generation, image and video analysis for enhanced content creation, and applying function calling techniques within the Gemini API. Discover how to leverage sophisticated Gemini techniques, explore multimodal content generation, and expand the capabilities of your AI-powered projects.
This set of labs is all about helping you get hands-on with Looker and Google Cloud to turn raw data into clear, useful insights. You’ll learn how to build and organize your data models using LookML, create custom metrics and dimensions, and use derived tables to clean and shape your data. Along the way, you'll explore best practices like modularizing your code and improving query performance with caching and datagroups. Once the data’s in shape, you’ll move into Looker Studio to build reports, schedule dashboards, and set up alerts—making it easier to share what matters with your team.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 3 badge!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 4 badge!
This challenge is designed to help you get comfortable working with data across tools like Google Sheets, BigQuery, Looker, and even Google Docs. You’ll start by learning how to find, filter, and visualize data in Sheets, and run quick-start projects using Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Dataplex, and Cloud Filestore from the command line. From there, you’ll dive deeper—writing SQL to explore real-world datasets, spotting common query errors, and troubleshooting data models in Looker. You’ll also pick up best practices to make your LookML projects easier to use and maintain. Whether you're just exploring or solving tricky issues, these labs give you the practical skills to work smarter with your data.
Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
Modern apps don’t just need to run—they need to run smart, fast, and secure. With these labs, you'll get hands-on with the foundational tools that power today's connected experiences. You'll configure VPC networks, manage identity with IAM and IAP, and monitor systems using Prometheus and Cloud Monitoring. You’ll also deploy serverless apps with Cloud Run and generate PDFs with Go. It’s everything you need to sharpen your networking know-how—fast!
Complete the intermediate Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using multimodal prompts to extract information from text and visual data, generating a video description, and retrieving extra information beyond the video using multimodality with Gemini; building metadata of documents containing text and images, getting all relevant text chunks, and printing citations by using Multimodal Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Gemini. 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.
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.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Complete the introductory Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: image recognition, natural language processing, image generation using Google's powerful Gemini and Imagen models, deploying applications on the Vertex AI platform.
Complete the introductory Prompt Design in Vertex AI skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: prompt engineering, image analysis, and multimodal generative techniques, within Vertex AI. Discover how to craft effective prompts, guide generative AI output, and apply Gemini models to real-world marketing scenarios.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Learn how to streamline healthcare data management with cloud technology. In these hands-on labs, you'll work with FHIR and HL7v2 data using the Healthcare API, de-identify medical images, and build a secure data lake on Cloud Storage. You'll also explore ways to cut cost and process large datasets with Cloud Dataproc. Whether it's managing patient records or securing sensitive data, these labs will equip you with the skills to enhance healthcare technology.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April 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 April Trivia Week 2 badge!
This is the second Quest in a two-part series on Google Cloud billing and cost management essentials. This Quest is most suitable for those in a Finance and/or IT related role responsible for optimizing their organization’s cloud infrastructure. Here you'll learn several ways to control and optimize your Google Cloud costs, including setting up budgets and alerts, managing quota limits, and taking advantage of committed use discounts. In the hands-on labs, you’ll practice using various tools to control and optimize your Google Cloud costs or to influence your technology teams to apply the cost optimization best practices.
Get hands-on with Google Cloud’s core infrastructure and API capabilities. These labs walk you through deploying virtual machines, setting up network load balancers, and provisioning services through Cloud Marketplace. You'll also explore API management with API Gateway and enhance security with Cloud Data Loss Prevention and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
Welcome to the Arcade Quiz, where every question is a chance to learn, explore, and challenge yourself. Explore a variety of intriguing topics, put your cloud knowledge to the test, and complete all the challenges to earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
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.
Staying ahead of threats and ensuring secure cloud environments requires the right tools and expertise. These hands-on labs help you detect and investigate security risks, protect sensitive data, and monitor cloud infrastructure effectively. You'll explore Security Command Center, Vault, Chronicle SIEM, and Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus to strengthen your security posture. Whether it’s securing applications, managing identities, or optimizing network security, these labs provide practical experience to help you build a more resilient cloud environment!
Securing data and managing cloud applications doesn’t have to be complicated. These hands-on labs guide you through protecting sensitive information, strengthening cloud security, and automating reports with Looker Studio Pro. You'll gain practical experience in safeguarding AI model responses, securing software supply chains, and managing distributed services with GKE.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 4 badge!
Earn a skill badge by completing the App Building with AppSheet course, where you learn how to build, configure, and publish apps using AppSheet.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 3 badge!
Color your learning journey with new skills this March! Get hands-on with Looker, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage to organize, analyze, and present data in fresh new ways. Whether you're creating dashboards or mapping insights, these labs help you turn raw data into clear, meaningful information. No experience? No problem!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 2 badge!
Learn how to build and deploy cloud applications with hands-on practice and pick up essential skills like automation, optimization, and scalability. Get real-world experience to create efficient, high-performing apps and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 1 badge!
Cloud deployment and security are at the heart of modern app management. Whether you’re deploying websites with Kubernetes, managing data in BigQuery, or securing your cloud with CFT Scorecard, these hands-on labs will guide you through every step. With tools like Cloud Run and Dialogflow monitoring, you’ll gain practical experience and real-world skills that are in high demand—no prior experience required!
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.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
Fall in love with data this Valentine's. Get hands-on with labs that teach you everything from data exploration and filtering to dashboard alerts and Looker Studio magic. No prior experience needed—Game on!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Getting started in the cloud doesn’t have to be complicated. With these hands-on building blocks, you’ll explore essential Google Cloud services like Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and IAM. You’ll learn how to store and manage data, set up secure networks, and even deploy apps with Cloud Run and Firestore. Whether you're new to the cloud or just brushing up on the basics, these labs provide real, practical experience—no prior experience needed!
Turn your app ideas into reality with Google Cloud in 2025! Whether you're a beginner or looking to level up, these hands-on labs will guide you through building and deploying apps. Set up your development environment, store and manage data, and launch scalable, serverless applications—all with real-world challenges designed to boost your skills. No experience? No problem!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for January 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 January Trivia Week 2 badge!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with the Arcade Trivia for January 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 January Trivia Week 1 badge!
Level up your cloud skills with hands-on labs covering everything from storage and BigQuery to VPCs, Pub/Sub, and Artifact Registry for Python and Go. No experience needed—explore, learn, and earn your Google Cloud Credential on your journey to becoming an Arcade Hero!
Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
Stay true to your learning goals this year by earning an exclusive Google Cloud credential and picking up essential skills like automating workflows, managing resources, solving technical issues, and strengthening security. Game on to boost your Skillsresolve!
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!
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!
A new skill awaits you at every corner in The Arcade! Game on to get soaked in a skills splashing March in the Cloud and earn a prestigious Google Cloud Credential and 2 Arcade Points!
In this course, we see what the common challenges faced by data analysts are and how to solve them with the big data tools on Google Cloud. You’ll pick up some SQL along the way and become very familiar with using BigQuery and Dataprep to analyze and transform your datasets. This is the first course of the From Data to Insights with Google Cloud series. After completing this course, enroll in the Creating New BigQuery Datasets and Visualizing Insights course.
In this course, you learn how to do the kind of data exploration and analysis in Looker that would formerly be done primarily by SQL developers or analysts. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to leverage Looker's modern analytics platform to find and explore relevant content in your organization’s Looker instance, ask questions of your data, create new metrics as needed, and build and share visualizations and dashboards to facilitate data-driven decision making.
Complete the intermediate Manage Data Models in Looker skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: maintaining LookML project health; utilizing SQL runner for data validation; employing LookML best practices; optimizing queries and reports for performance; and implementing persistent derived tables and caching policies. 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 digital badge that you can share with your network.
In this course, you will get hands-on experience applying advanced LookML concepts in Looker. You will learn how to use Liquid to customize and create dynamic dimensions and measures, create dynamic SQL derived tables and customized native derived tables, and use extends to modularize your LookML code.
This course introduces the Google Cloud big data and machine learning products and services that support the data-to-AI lifecycle. It explores the processes, challenges, and benefits of building a big data pipeline and machine learning models with Vertex AI on Google Cloud.
This is the second course in the Data to Insights course series. Here we will cover how to ingest new external datasets into BigQuery and visualize them with Looker Studio. We will also cover intermediate SQL concepts like multi-table JOINs and UNIONs which will allow you to analyze data across multiple data sources. Note: Even if you have a background in SQL, there are BigQuery specifics (like handling query cache and table wildcards) that may be new to you. After completing this course, enroll in the Achieving Advanced Insights with BigQuery course.
In this course, we define what machine learning is and how it can benefit your business. You'll see a few demos of ML in action and learn key ML terms like instances, features, and labels. In the interactive labs, you will practice invoking the pretrained ML APIs available as well as build your own Machine Learning models using just SQL with BigQuery ML.
The third course in this course series is Achieving Advanced Insights with BigQuery. Here we will build on your growing knowledge of SQL as we dive into advanced functions and how to break apart a complex query into manageable steps. We will cover the internal architecture of BigQuery (column-based sharded storage) and advanced SQL topics like nested and repeated fields through the use of Arrays and Structs. Lastly we will dive into optimizing your queries for performance and how you can secure your data through authorized views. After completing this course, enroll in the Applying Machine Learning to your Data with Google Cloud course.
This course empowers you to develop scalable, performant LookML (Looker Modeling Language) models that provide your business users with the standardized, ready-to-use data that they need to answer their questions. Upon completing this course, you will be able to start building and maintaining LookML models to curate and manage data in your organization’s Looker instance.
Complete the introductory Build LookML Objects in Looker skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: building new dimensions and measures, views, and derived tables; setting measure filters and types based on requirements; updating dimensions and measures; building and refining Explores; joining views to existing Explores; and deciding which LookML objects to create based on business requirements.
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.
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.
Complete the introductory Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports skill badge course 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.
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for June! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the May badge.
Complete the introductory Get Started with Dataplex skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating Dataplex assets, creating aspect types, and applying aspects to entries in Dataplex.
The demand for data skills is growing rapidly, and we want you to get some of that sweet knowledge! According to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute, the demand for data scientists and analysts is expected to grow by 150% by 2025. Data can be used to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can help businesses improve their operations, products, and services - which makes data career paths highly valuable. There are a lot of different aspects to data science, so it's important to start with the basics - and we’ve got you covered. Kickstart your data skills discovery and get hands-on experience in the Arcade, with labs that help you learn and earn your first Google Cloud credential. No experience required.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs quest, where you learn how to use the Natural Language and Speech APIs in real-world settings.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud quest, where you learn how to work with VPC networks and load balancers 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 this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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.
Complete the introductory Secure BigLake Data skill badge course to demonstrate skills with IAM, BigQuery, BigLake, and Data Catalog within Dataplex to create and secure BigLake tables.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API quest, where you discover how to leverage the Cloud Vision API for various tasks, including extracting text from images.
There’s so much more to cloud security than making your passwords something other than “password”. As more and more businesses move their data and applications to the cloud, the importance of - and demand for - cloud security is growing exponentially. In fact, the demand for cloud security professionals is outpacing the supply: according to a report by Cybersecurity Ventures, there are roughly 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions around the world in 2023. Unlock your cloud security potential with hands-on experience in the Arcade - each lab teaches and tests your growing tech skills, and sets you on the path to a Google Cloud credential.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Eventarc skill badge course, where you use Eventarc to create event triggers for different resources including Pub/Sub topics and Cloud Storage buckets.
Earn a Introductory skill badge by completing the Cloud Run functions: 3 Ways course, where you learn how to use Cloud Run functions through the Google Cloud console and on the command line.
Earn the introductory skill badge by completing the Monitoring in Google Cloud course, where you learn how to use Cloud Monitoring tools.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage quest, where you use Cloud Storage, IAM, and Dataplex together to create a secure data lake on Google Cloud.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Cloud Storage skill badge course, 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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Looker skill badge course, where you learn how to analyze, visualize, and curate data using Looker Studio and Looker.
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for May! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the May badge.
Description: According to IDC, by 2026, 7 PB of data will be generated per second globally. But what you *do* with the data is what matters. Data is the heart of digital transformation and offers incredible opportunities for organizations to accelerate the most strategic business outcomes, like revenue and productivity. Want to grow your skills and take advantage of the opportunity? Play now to get hands-on experience with Google Cloud's powerful data tools. Each lab teaches and tests your growing tech skills, and sets you on the path to your first Google Cloud credential.
More than 90% of IT leaders say they're looking to grow their cloud environments in the next several years, yet more than 80% of those same leaders identified a lack of skills as a barrier to growth. This means that tech skills (particularly cloud skills!) are in high demand. Want to grow your skills and take advantage of the opportunity? Play now to get hands-on experience with Google Cloud. Each lab teaches and tests your growing tech skills, and sets you on the path to your first Google Cloud credential. No experience required.
Earn the intermediate skill badge by completing the Build and Deploy Machine Learning Solutions on Vertex AI skill badge course, where you learn how to use Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform, AutoML, and custom training services to train, evaluate, tune, explain, and deploy machine learning models.
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 use Cloud Storage to store images, Cloud Functions to process the images, and Cloud Pub/Sub to send the images to another application.
This challenge lab tests your skills and knowledge from the labs in the Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources quest. You should be familiar with the content of labs before attempting this lab.
Welcome Gamers! Learn to navigate that iterative journey efficiently and effectively using Google Cloud's operations tools!, all while having fun! Deploy a Kubernetes cluster along with a service using Terraform. You will compete to see who can finish the game with the highest score. Earn the points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. All players will be awarded the game badge.
Welcome Gamers! Explore the power of machine learning by using multiple machine learning APIs together, all while having fun! Translate the text with the Translation API and analyze it with the Natural Language API. You will compete to see who can finish the game with the highest score. Earn the points by completing the steps in the lab.... and get bonus points for speed! Be sure to click "End" when you're done with each lab to get the maximum points. All players will be awarded the game badge.
Get hands-on practice with Google Cloud! You will compete with your peers to see who can finish this game with the most points. Earn points by completing the labs accurately and receive bonus points for speed! Be sure to click “End” where you’re done with each lab to be rewarded your points.
Get hands-on practice with Google Cloud! You will compete with your peers to see who can finish this game with the most points. Speed and accuracy will be used to calculate your scores — earn points by completing the labs accurately and bonus points for speed! Be sure to click “End” where you’re done with each lab to be rewarded your points.
Ready to start building your world - er - cloud infrastructure? With Terraform, you can manage infrastructure as code, saving time and ensuring consistency. In today’s game, you’ll use Terraform to build, change, provision, and destroy infrastructure in increasingly complex scenarios, and add a few new skills to your toolkit. Terraform init!
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for March! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the March badge.
Data science is one of the most in-demand fields in the job market today. And for good reason:- data scientists use their skills to extract valuable insights from large data sets, used to make better decisions in a variety of industries. But what if you don't have a degree in data science? No degree, no problem. Play now to learn deep data skills with hands-on labs, from ramping up on tools like Google Sheets, to advanced data tasks with TensorFlow and Vertex AI.
Discover the ease of an integrated multi-cloud database with data services that simplify database deployment and management. Get practical experience using MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud and unlock the power of a flexible document data model that makes data easier to work with in a global, scalable, fully-managed, and elastic service. Level up and show off your skills during the MongoDB x Google Cloud Skills Boost Virtual Game Day. This is an interactive, challenge-based game that kicks off on March 8 and will be available through March 10. Come for the practical hands-on experience using MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud and potentially win some prizes (cool swag kits and more!)*.
Chatbots are becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason. They can provide a number of benefits to both businesses and consumers, from automating customer service, to collecting feedback and providing a more convenient way to get the information you need. They can also be used to save time and money by automating tasks like scheduling appointments or ordering products. Interested in exploring how chatbots can make your job (or future job) easier? Or just want a peek behind the chatbot tech curtain? This is the game for you!
Is getting Google Cloud Certified on your 2023 to-do list? Pick up a few new data engineer and cloud developer skills, part of each respective learning path. You'll work with TensorFlow, Kubernetes, and more. Then put your new skills to the test to finish out the game! Don't forget to claim your skill badge progress when you're done.
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for February! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the February badge.
The Google Cloud Computing Foundations courses are for individuals with little to no background or experience in cloud computing. They provide a detailed overview of concepts covering cloud basics, big data, and machine learning, and where and how Google Cloud fits in. By the end of the course, learners will be able to articulate concepts around cloud computing, big data, and machine learning, and demonstrate some hands-on skills. This course is part of a series of courses called Google Cloud Computing Foundations. The courses should be completed in the following order: Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundation with Kubernetes This third course covers how to build secure networks, …
The Google Cloud Computing Foundations courses are for individuals with little to no background or experience in cloud computing. They provide an overview of concepts central to cloud basics, big data, and machine learning, and where and how Google Cloud fits in. By the end of the series of courses, learners will be able to articulate these concepts and demonstrate some hands-on skills. The courses should be completed in the following order: 1. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals 2. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud 3. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud 4. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
The Google Cloud Computing Foundations courses are for individuals with little to no background or experience in cloud computing. They provide an overview of concepts central to cloud basics, big data, and machine learning, and where and how Google Cloud fits in. By the end of the series of courses, learners will be able to articulate these concepts and demonstrate some hands-on skills. This course is part of a series of courses called Google Cloud Computing Foundations. The courses should be completed in the following order: Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Kubernetes Engine Fundamentals This first course provides an overview of cloud computing, ways to use Google Cloud, …
Entering the world of cloud computing? You don't have to go alone. Google Cloud partners can help you skip the guesswork and get the most value out of Google Cloud. In today's game, you'll learn how to work with tools and tech from partners like Cisco, Redis, Apache, NetApp, Striim, and Datadog.
Technology has transformed the retail industry, and the transformation is not stopping. Want to see how to take advantage of the latest tech in your business? (Or job, or future job?) Play now and explore how Google Cloud helps retailers build better - better data, better apps, and better businesses. You'll get hands-on experience with BigQuery ML, Looker, Terraform, and concepts like site reliability. Earn the badge and you'll add one more Arcade point to your collection. Good luck!
New year, new skills! Add 23 (or so) new skills and techniques to your toolkit, while sampling certification-based learning paths. Whether you're thinking about Google Cloud's Data, DevOps or Networking certifications, or just exploring, this is the challenge to help you start your year strong.
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for January! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the January badge.
New year, new skills! Add 23 (or so) new skills and techniques to your toolkit, while sampling certification-based learning paths. Whether you're thinking about Google Cloud's Data, DevOps or Networking certifications, or just exploring, this is the challenge to help you start your year strong.
New year, New skills! Add 23 (or so) new skills and techniques to your toolkit, while sampling certification-based learning paths. Whether you're thinking about Google Cloud's Data, DevOps or Networking certifications, or just exploring, this is the challenge to help you start your year strong.
New year, new skills! Add 23 (or so) new skills and techniques to your toolkit, while sampling certification-based learning paths. Whether you're thinking about Google Cloud's Data, DevOps or Networking certifications, or just exploring, this is the challenge to help you start your year strong.
Flutter is Google's UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. In this quest you will learn how to create a Flutter app using generated template code. Be sure to tag #flutterfestival in your social posts!
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for December! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the December badge.
GOOOOAALLL! Get practical experience on the fundamentals of sports data science no matter who you're cheering for in this week's matches. Use BigQuery ML to train advanced models to predict goals and evaluate performance. Complete labs to learn new skills and earn the badge. No prior experience needed!
A CI/CD pipeline automates your software delivery process. That means it can build code, run tests, and deploy safely. Especially useful when some (or most!) of your team is enjoying a holiday. Learn how Google Cloud can help you automate your processes, just in time for a hot chocolate break.
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for November! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the November badge.
No-code development platforms allow programmers and non-programmers alike to build beautiful, useful apps. Complete labs to learn new skills and earn the badge. No experience needed!
No-code development platforms allow programmers and non-programmers alike to build beautiful, useful apps. Complete labs to learn new skills and earn the badge. No experience needed!
Moving to the cloud can be scary. You don’t have to do it alone! Google Cloud partners are here to help. Join the challenge and get hands-on experience with how the partner ecosystem can help clear the creepy fog and light your way.
Why celebrate Diwali with firecrackers when you can use Firebase? Learn how to import data into a Firestore database, create a build pipeline with Cloud Build to automate deployments, and build a Google Assistant application. Earn the badge for an arcade point and get one step closer to your swag goal. (OK fine, firecrackers are fun too.)
Welcome to Qwiklabs Trivia for October! Each week, we will release a new set of questions to test your knowledge. You will have opportunities to play throughout the month. Give your career a boost with hands on experience on GCP and partner services and earn the October badge.
Are you feeling the festive vibes? Add some Flutter to your flowers when you join this game. Get hands-on experience with Flutter - Google’s UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Earn the badge for an arcade point and get one step closer to your swag goal. Bonus- You’ll also earn the Flutter Essentials badge!
Like lanterns on the streets of cities, Looker shines light on data to give deeper insights. Join this game to learn how to write LookML code to create new dimensions and measures, create derived tables and join them to Explores, filter Explores, and define caching policies in LookML. Earn the badge for an arcade point and get one step closer to your swag goal.
When the edges are crisp, the pattern flows, the colors sparkle, and the symmetry is perfect… wait, are we talking about Rangoli or spreadsheets? See what beauty Google Sheets can bring to your monthly reports. Join the game to learn how to analyze data with functions and visualize data using charts. Earn the badge for an arcade point and get one step closer to your swag goal.
Brains? Check. Talent? Check. Growth mindset? We can help with that! It’s not just abilities and talent that bring success - but a growth mindset too. When you cultivate a growth mindset, you embrace obstacles, find opportunity in failure, and learn from mistakes. So whether you’re bootstrapping a startup or your personal career, come exercise your growth mindset muscles and explore a range of startup-focused tech. You’ll get hands-on experience with the tools people around the world use to get to the next stage of growth.
These labs help you deep-dive into database and data engineering concepts and skills. At the end of each lab, you’ll have hands-on experience with one or more of Google Cloud’s powerful data tools. Complete this game to earn a badge, and you’ll be one step closer to completing the challenge. Race the clock to increase your score and watch your name rise on the leaderboard!
These labs help you deep-dive into data science concepts and skills. At the end of each lab, you’ll have hands-on experience with one or more of Google Cloud’s powerful data tools. Complete this game to earn a badge, and you’ll be one step closer to completing the challenge. Race the clock to increase your score and watch your name rise on the leaderboard!
These labs help you get started with the skills you need to develop and train ML models. At the end of each lab, you’ll have hands-on experience with one or more of Google Cloud’s powerful data tools. Complete this game to earn a badge, and you’ll be one step closer to completing the challenge. Race the clock to increase your score and watch your name rise on the leaderboard!
These labs help you get started with the skills you need to analyze sports-related data. At the end of each lab, you’ll have hands-on experience with one or more of Google Cloud’s powerful data tools. Complete this game to earn a badge, and you’ll be one step closer to completing the challenge. Race the clock to increase your score and watch your name rise on the leaderboard!
Welcome to the Learn to Earn Cloud Data Challenge! These labs help you get started with data analysis skills. At the end of each lab, you’ll have hands-on experience with one or more of Google Cloud’s powerful data tools. Complete this game to earn a badge, and you’ll be one step closer to completing the challenge. Race the clock to increase your score and watch your name rise on the leaderboard!
Twelve years ago Lily started the Pet Theory chain of veterinary clinics, and has been expanding rapidly. Now, Pet Theory is experiencing some growing pains: their appointment scheduling system is not able to handle the increased load, customers aren't receiving lab results reliably through email and text, and veteranerians are spending more time with insurance companies than with their patients. Lily wants to build a cloud-based system that scales better than the legacy solution and doesn't require lots of ongoing maintenance. The team has decided to go with serverless technology. For the labs in the Google Cloud Run Serverless Quest, you will read through a fictitious business scenario in each lab and assist the characters in implementing a serverless solution. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of this quest to receive an exclusive Google…
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.
In this series of labs you will learn how to use BigQuery to analyze NCAA basketball data with SQL. Build a Machine Learning Model to predict the outcomes of NCAA March Madness basketball tournament games.
Complete the intermediate Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: architecting and building serverless web applications with Firebase, utilizing Firestore for database management, automating deployment processes using Cloud Build, and integrating Google Assistant functionality into your applications.
Firebase is a backend-as-service (Bass) platform for creating mobile and web applications. In this quest you will learn to build serverless web apps, import data into a serverless database, and build a Google Assistant application with Firebase and its Google Cloud integrations. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of this quest to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
Blockchain and related technologies, such as distributed ledger and distributed apps, are becoming new value drivers and solution priorities in many industries. In this course you will gain hands-on experience with distributed ledger and the exploration of blockchain datasets in Google Cloud. It brings the research and solution work of Google's Allen Day into self-paced labs for you to run and learn directly. Since this course uses advanced SQL in BigQuery, a SQL-in-BigQuery refresher lab is at the start.
Complete the intermediate Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: joining data to create new tables, troubleshooting joins, appending data with unions, creating date-partitioned tables, and working with JSON, arrays, and structs in BigQuery.
Looking to build or optimize your data warehouse? Learn best practices to Extract, Transform, and Load your data into Google Cloud with BigQuery. In this series of interactive labs you will create and optimize your own data warehouse using a variety of large-scale BigQuery public datasets. 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. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of this quest to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
Complete the intermediate Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and assigning roles with Identity and Access Management (IAM); creating and managing service accounts; enabling private connectivity across virtual private cloud (VPC) networks; restricting application access using Identity-Aware Proxy; managing keys and encrypted data using Cloud Key Management Service (KMS); and creating a private Kubernetes cluster.
Security is an uncompromising feature of Google Cloud services, and Google Cloud has developed specific tools for ensuring safety and identity across your projects. In this fundamental-level quest, you will get hands-on practice with Google Cloud’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) service, which is the go-to for managing user and virtual machine accounts. You will get experience with network security by provisioning VPCs and VPNs, and learn what tools are available for security threat and data loss protections.
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.
Google Cloud Application Programming Interfaces are the mechanism to interact with Google Cloud Services programmatically. This quest will give you hands-on practice with a variety of GCP APIs, which you will learn through working with Google’s APIs Explorer, a tool that allows you to browse APIs and run their methods interactively. By learning how to transfer data between Cloud Storage buckets, deploy Compute Engine instances, configure Dataproc clusters and much more, Exploring APIs will show you how powerful APIs are and why they are used almost exclusively by proficient GCP users. Enroll in this quest today.
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.
Using large scale computing power to recognize patterns and "read" images is one of the foundational technologies in AI, from self-driving cars to facial recognition. The Google Cloud Platform provides world class speed and accuracy via systems that can utilized by simply calling APIs. With these and a host of other APIs, GCP has a tool for just about any machine learning job. In this introductory quest, you will get hands-on practice with machine learning as it applies to image processing by taking labs that will enable you to label images, detect faces and landmarks, as well as extract, analyze, and translate text from within images.
This course demonstrates the power of integrating Google Cloud services and tools with Workspace applications - like using Node.js to build a survey bot, the Natural Language API to recognize sentiment in a Google Doc, and building a chat bot with Apps Script.
In this course you will learn how you to harness serious Google Cloud power and infrastructure. The hands-on labs will give you use cases and you will be tasked with implementing scaling practices utilized by Google’s very own Solutions Architecture team. From developing enterprise grade load balancing and autoscaling, to building continuous delivery pipelines, Google Cloud Solutions I: Scaling your Infrastructure will teach you best practices for taking your Google Cloud projects to the next level.
It’s no secret that machine learning is one of the fastest growing fields in tech, and the Google Cloud Platform has been instrumental in furthering its development. With a host of APIs, GCP has a tool for just about any machine learning job. In this introductory course, you will get hands-on practice with machine learning as it applies to language processing by taking labs that will enable you to extract entities from text, and perform sentiment and syntactic analysis as well as use the Speech to Text API for transcription.
In this quest you will use a collection of Google APIs that are all related to language, and speech. You will use the Speech-to-Text API to transcribe an audio file into a text file, the Cloud Translation API to translate from one language to another, the Cloud Translation API to detect what language is being used and translate to a different language, the Natural Language API to classify text and analyze sentiment, and create synthetic speech.
Earn the advanced skill badge by completing the Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud course, where you learn the basic features for the following machine learning and AI technologies: Cloud Vision API, Cloud Translation API, and Cloud Natural Language API.
It's no secret that machine learning is one of the fastest growing fields in tech, and Google Cloud has been instrumental in furthering its development. With a host of APIs, Google Cloud has a tool for just about any machine learning job. In this advanced-level course, you will get hands-on practice with machine learning APIs by taking labs like Detect Labels, Faces, and Landmarks in Images with the Cloud Vision API. Looking for a hands-on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? Enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of this quest to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
Cloud Logging is a fully managed service that performs at scale. It can ingest application and system log data from thousands of VMs and, even better, analyze all that log data in real time. In this fundamental-level Quest, you learn how to store, search, analyze, monitor, and alert on log data and events from Google Cloud. The labs in the Quest give you hands-on practice using Cloud Logging to maximize your learning experience and provide insight on how you can use Cloud Logging to your own Google Cloud environment.
This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.
Big data, machine learning, and scientific data? It sounds like the perfect match. In this advanced-level quest, you will get hands-on practice with GCP services like Big Query, Dataproc, and Tensorflow by applying them to use cases that employ real-life, scientific data sets. By getting experience with tasks like earthquake data analysis and satellite image aggregation, Scientific Data Processing will expand your skill set in big data and machine learning so you can start tackling your own problems across a spectrum of scientific disciplines.
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.
Complete the introductory Derive Insights from BigQuery Data skill badge course 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.Create reports in Looker Studio by connecting to BigQuery data.
Complete the intermediate Implement DevOps Workflows in Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating git repositories with Cloud Source Repositories, launching, managing, and scaling deployments on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and architecting CI/CD pipelines that automate container image builds and deployments to GKE. 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.
Obtain a competitive advantage through DevOps. DevOps is an organizational and cultural movement that aims to increase software delivery velocity, improve service reliability, and build shared ownership among software stakeholders. In this course you will learn how to use Google Cloud to improve the speed, stability, availability, and security of your software delivery capability. DevOps Research and Assessment has joined Google Cloud. How does your team measure up? Take this five question multiple-choice quiz and find out!
Complete the intermediate Deploy Kubernetes Applications on Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: Configuring and building Docker container images.Creating and managing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters.Utilizing kubectl for efficient cluster management.Deploying Kubernetes applications with robust continuous delivery (CD) practices.
Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration system, and Google Kubernetes Engine was designed specifically to support managed Kubernetes deployments in Google Cloud. In this course, you will get hands-on practice configuring Docker images, containers, and deploying fully-fledged Kubernetes Engine applications.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Develop your Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you learn multiple ways to deploy and monitor applications including how to: explore IAM roles and add/remove project access, create VPC networks, deploy and monitor Compute Engine VMs, write SQL queries, deploy and monitor VMs in Compute Engine, and deploy applications using Kubernetes with multiple deployment approaches.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Build Interactive Apps with Google Assistant quest, where you will learn how to build Google Assistant applications, including how to: create an Actions project, integrate Dialogflow with an Actions project, test your application with Actions simulator, build an Assistant application with flash cards template, integrate customer MP3 files with your Assistant application, add Cloud Translation API to your Assistant application, and use APIs and integrate them into your applications. 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.
This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.
Complete the introductory Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: monitoring virtual machines in Compute Engine, utilizing Cloud Monitoring for multi-project oversight, extending monitoring and logging capabilities to Cloud Functions, creating and sending custom application metrics, and configuring Cloud Monitoring alerts based on custom metrics.
Learn the ins and outs of Google Cloud's operations suite, an important service for generating insights into the health of your applications. It provides a wealth of information in application monitoring, report logging, and diagnoses. These labs will give you hands-on practice with and will teach you how to monitor virtual machines, generate logs and alerts, and create custom metrics for application data. It is recommended that the students have at least earned a Badge by completing the Google Cloud Essentials. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this course, enroll in and finish the challenge lab at the end of the Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Operations Suite to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.
Earn the introductory skill badge by completing the Build a Website on Google Cloud skill badge course. This course is based on the Get Cooking in Cloud series and covers`:`Deploying a website on Cloud RunHosting a web app on Compute EngineCreating, deploying, and scaling your website on Google Kubernetes EngineMigrating from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture using Cloud Build
In this quest you will learn about the four Google Cloud website architectures available to ensure that your website is available and scalable. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, finish the additional challenge lab at the end of this Build a Website on Google Cloud to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge. This quest is based on the video series Get Cooking in Cloud.
With Google Assistant part of over a billion consumer devices, this quest teaches you how to build practical Google Assistant applications integrated with Google Cloud services via APIs. Example apps will use the Dialogflow conversational suite and the Actions and Cloud Functions frameworks. You will build 5 different applications that explore useful and fun tools you can extend on your own. No hardware required! These labs use the cloud-based Google Assistant simulator environment for developing and testing, but if you do have your own device, such as a Google Home or a Google Hub, additional instructions are provided on how to deploy your apps to your own hardware.
This introductory-level quest shows application developers how the Google Cloud ecosystem could help them build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud native applications. You learn how to develop and scale applications without setting up infrastructure, run data analytics, gain insights from data, and develop with pre-trained ML APIs to leverage machine learning even if you are not a Machine Learning expert. You will also experience seamless integration between various Google services and APIs to create intelligent apps.
Networking is a principle theme of cloud computing. It’s the underlying structure of Google Cloud, and it’s what connects all your resources and services to one another. This course will cover essential Google Cloud networking services and will give you hands-on practice with specialized tools for developing mature networks. From learning the ins-and-outs of VPCs, to creating enterprise-grade load balancers, Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network will give you the practical experience needed so you can start building robust networks right away.
This Quest is most suitable for those working in a technology or finance role who are responsible for managing Google Cloud costs. You’ll learn how to set up a billing account, organize resources, and manage billing access permissions. In the hands-on labs, you'll learn how to view your invoice, track your Google Cloud costs with Billing reports, analyze your billing data with BigQuery or Google Sheets, and create custom billing dashboards with Looker Studio. References made to links in the videos can be accessed in this Additional Resources document.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Cloud Architecture: Design, Implement, and Manage to demonstrate skills in the following: deploy a publicly accessible website using Apache web servers, configure a Compute Engine VM using startup scripts, configure secure RDP using a Windows Bastion host and firewall rules, build and deploy a Docker image to a Kubernetes cluster and then update it, and create a CloudSQL instance and import a MySQL database. This skill badge is a great resource for understanding topics that will appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect certification exam.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Build a Secure Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you will learn about multiple networking-related resources to build, scale, and secure your applications on Google Cloud.
Complete the introductory Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and deploying virtual machines in Compute Engine and configuring network and application load balancers.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud skill badge course, where you learn how to build and connect storage-centric cloud infrastructure using the basic capabilities of the following technologies: Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub.
If you are a novice cloud developer looking for hands-on practice beyond Google Cloud Essentials, this course is for you. You will get practical experience through labs that dive into Cloud Storage and other key application services like Monitoring and Cloud Functions. You will develop valuable skills that are applicable to any Google Cloud initiative. 1-minute videos walk you through key concepts for these labs.
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.