Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect Certification Path
Re-certified !!!! Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect certification exam was one of the most difficult I have ever taken. Although it was recertification, the preparation level for this exam was the same as the previous one. It tests your knowledge on a wide range of concepts and services.
Summary of Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect Certification
There are 50 questions that need to be answered in two hours.
This article covers a wide range of Google Cloud services, and what they actually do.
Includes Compute, Storage and Network, as well as Data services
Google Cloud questions are often more a test of your logical thinking than any concept.
You must be hands-on if you are new to GCP. Otherwise, you will not be able to answer some of the questions or execute certain commands.
Cover the case studies before you start. It was a great help in the exam. I got 15 questions (almost 5 per case).
You can be sure that no online course or practice tests will cover everything. LinuxAcademy was a long time ago, but it is a great course. However, practical knowledge and hands-on experience are essential. Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architecture Certification Resources
Official Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide
Online CoursesUdemy GCP Professional Cloud Administrator: Google Cloud Certification
Coursera – Preparing for Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam. This course is a good overview but not too detailed.
Coursera – Designing with Google Cloud Platform
Linux Academy – Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect
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Practice TestsBraincert Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect Practice Exams
Whizlabs – Practice Questions for Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architecture – Buy Now
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Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect Certification Topics
General Services
Cloud Billing: Learn how Cloud Billing works. Monthly vs Threshold, which has priority
You can set budgets to be alert for projects
How to change a billing address for a project. What roles are required. Hint: Project Owner and Billing Manager for the billing account
Cloud Billing can also be exported to BigQuery or Cloud Storage
Resource ManagerUnderstand Resource manager the hierarchy Organization -> Folders Projects -> Ressources
IAM Policy inheritance can be temporary and resources inherit the policies of all their parent resources.
Identity Services
Cloud Identity and Access ManagementIdentity and Access Management – IAM gives administrators the ability to centrally manage cloud resources by controlling who can take which action on specific resources.
Learn how IAM works and the rules that apply to you. The hierarchy of Organization -> Folder Project -> Resources
Learn the differences between Pre-defined, Custom and Primitive roles and their uses
IAM Policy inheritance can be temporary and resources inherit the policies of their parent resources.
Effective policy for a resource can be defined as the union of the policy that was set on it and the policies that were inherited from higher up the hierarchy.
Basically Permissions > Roles > (IAM Policy). -> Members
Learn how to use service accounts and applications
Cloud IdentityCloud Identity offers IDaaS (Identity as a service) and single sign-on functionality. It also federates with external identity providers like Active Directory.
Cloud Identity supports federating with Active Directory using GCDS to implement the synchronizationCompute Services
Google C compute services: Make sure you are familiar with them all
