Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
Earned Apr 4, 2024 EDT
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By the end of the series of courses, learners will be able to articulate these concepts and demonstrate some hands-on skills.
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3. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud
4. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
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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
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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
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Part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
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This is the third course in the Cloud Digital Leader series. At the end of this course, enroll in the Understanding Google Cloud Security and Operations course.
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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?
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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
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Complete the intermediate Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using Terraform, provisioning and managing Google Cloud resources with Terraform configurations, effective state management (local and remote), and modularizing Terraform code for reusability and organization. Skill badges validate your practical knowledge on specific products through hands-on labs and challenge assessments. Earn a badge by completing a course or jump straight into the challenge lab to get your badge today. Badges prove your proficiency, enhance your professional profile, and ultimately lead to increased career opportunities. Visit your profile to track badges you’ve earned.
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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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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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Complete the introductory Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: writing gcloud commands and using Cloud Shell, creating and deploying virtual machines in Compute Engine, and configuring network and HTTP load balancers. 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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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure introduces important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud. Through videos and hands-on labs, this course presents and compares many of Google Cloud's computing and storage services, along with important resource and policy management tools.
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The Arcade Trivia January 2025 Week 1
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Arcade Snowdown
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Advanced Webhook Concepts
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Get Started with Pub/Sub
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Diwali in The Arcade
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Vector Search and Embeddings
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Responsible AI for Developers: Fairness & Bias
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Responsible AI for Developers: Privacy & Safety
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Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG
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Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) for Generative AI
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The Arcade Trivia November 2024 Week 2
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Transformer Models and BERT Model
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Encoder-Decoder Architecture
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Attention Mechanism
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The Arcade Trivia November 2024 Week 1
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Introduction to Image Generation
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Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit
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Gemini for end-to-end SDLC
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Gemini for DevOps Engineers
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Gemini for Security Engineers
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Trick-or-Skills
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The Arcade Trivia October 2024 Week 1
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The Arcade Trivia October 2024 Week 3
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The Arcade Trivia October 2024 Week 2
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The Arcade Trivia October 2024 Week 4
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Level 3: Google Cloud Adventures
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Gemini for Cloud Architects
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Gemini for Application Developers
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The Arcade Certification Zone October 2024
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Prompt Design in Vertex AI
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The Arcade Base Camp October 2024
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Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud
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The Arcade Explorers
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Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud
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Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
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The Arcade-athon
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Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking & Security in Google Cloud
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Level 3: Google Cloud Functions
Earned Aug 17, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud
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The Arcade Base Camp August 2024
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Scaling with Google Cloud Operations
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Trust and Security with Google Cloud
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Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud
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Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence
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Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud
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Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
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Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
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Introduction to Responsible AI
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Introduction to Large Language Models
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Introduction to Generative AI
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Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud
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Develop your Google Cloud Network
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Build a Secure Google Cloud Network
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Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
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Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud
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The Arcade Trivia May 2024 Week 1
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The Arcade Certification Zone April 2024
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The Arcade Trivia April 2024 Week 1
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Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine
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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
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