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Introduction to Data Analytics in Google Cloud Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Put It All Together: Prepare for a Cloud Data Analyst Job Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Data Transformation in the Cloud Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Data Management and Storage in the Cloud Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Data Management and Storage in the Cloud Earned Nov 28, 2024 EST
Data Transformation in the Cloud Earned Nov 27, 2024 EST
Put It All Together: Prepare for a Cloud Data Analyst Job Earned Nov 27, 2024 EST
The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud Earned Nov 26, 2024 EST
Introduction to Data Analytics in Google Cloud Earned Nov 26, 2024 EST
DEPRECATED Explore Machine Learning Models with Explainable AI Earned Jun 9, 2022 EDT
Automate Interactions with Contact Center AI Earned Jun 3, 2022 EDT
Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud Earned Jun 1, 2022 EDT
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML Earned May 31, 2022 EDT
BigQuery for Machine Learning Earned May 31, 2022 EDT
Automate Deployment and Manage Traffic on a Google Cloud Network Earned May 28, 2022 EDT
Baseline: Data, ML, AI Earned May 28, 2022 EDT
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud Earned May 28, 2022 EDT
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network Earned May 27, 2022 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking & Security in Google Cloud Earned May 27, 2022 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud Earned May 27, 2022 EDT
Baseline: Infrastructure Earned May 25, 2022 EDT
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud Earned May 25, 2022 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud Earned May 25, 2022 EDT
Google Cloud Essentials Earned May 24, 2022 EDT
Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine Earned May 24, 2022 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals - Locales Earned May 24, 2022 EDT

This is the first of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll define the field of cloud data analysis and describe roles and responsibilities of a cloud data analyst as they relate to data acquisition, storage, processing, and visualization. You’ll explore the architecture of Google Cloud-based tools, like BigQuery and Cloud Storage, and how they are used to effectively structure, present, and report data.

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This is the fourth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll focus on developing skills in the five key stages of visualizing data in the cloud: storytelling, planning, exploring data, building visualizations, and sharing data with others. You’ll also gain experience using UI/UX skills to wireframe impactful, cloud-native visualizations and work with cloud-native data visualization tools to explore datasets, create reports, and build dashboards that drive decisions and foster collaboration.

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This is the fifth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll combine and apply the foundational knowledge and skills from courses 1-4 in a hands-on Capstone project that focuses on the full data lifecycle project. You’ll practice using cloud-based tools to acquire, store, process, analyze, visualize, and communicate data insights effectively. By the end of the course, you’ll have completed a project demonstrating their proficiency in effectively structuring data from multiple sources, presenting solutions to varied stakeholders, and visualizing data insights using cloud-based software. You’ll also update your resume and practice interview techniques to help prepare for applying and interviewing for jobs.

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This is the third of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll begin by getting an overview of the data journey, from collection to insights. You’ll then learn how to use SQL to transform raw data into a usable format. Next, you’ll learn how to transform high volumes of data with a data pipeline. Finally, you’ll gain experience applying transformation strategies to real data sets to solve business needs.

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This is the second of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll explore how data is structured and organized. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the data lakehouse architecture and cloud components like BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, and DataProc to efficiently store, analyze, and process large datasets.

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This is the second of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll explore how data is structured and organized. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the data lakehouse architecture and cloud components like BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, and DataProc to efficiently store, analyze, and process large datasets.

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This is the third of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll begin by getting an overview of the data journey, from collection to insights. You’ll then learn how to use SQL to transform raw data into a usable format. Next, you’ll learn how to transform high volumes of data with a data pipeline. Finally, you’ll gain experience applying transformation strategies to real data sets to solve business needs.

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This is the fifth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll combine and apply the foundational knowledge and skills from courses 1-4 in a hands-on Capstone project that focuses on the full data lifecycle project. You’ll practice using cloud-based tools to acquire, store, process, analyze, visualize, and communicate data insights effectively. By the end of the course, you’ll have completed a project demonstrating their proficiency in effectively structuring data from multiple sources, presenting solutions to varied stakeholders, and visualizing data insights using cloud-based software. You’ll also update your resume and practice interview techniques to help prepare for applying and interviewing for jobs.

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This is the fourth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll focus on developing skills in the five key stages of visualizing data in the cloud: storytelling, planning, exploring data, building visualizations, and sharing data with others. You’ll also gain experience using UI/UX skills to wireframe impactful, cloud-native visualizations and work with cloud-native data visualization tools to explore datasets, create reports, and build dashboards that drive decisions and foster collaboration.

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This is the first of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll define the field of cloud data analysis and describe roles and responsibilities of a cloud data analyst as they relate to data acquisition, storage, processing, and visualization. You’ll explore the architecture of Google Cloud-based tools, like BigQuery and Cloud Storage, and how they are used to effectively structure, present, and report data.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Explore Machine Learning Models with Explainable AI quest, where you will learn how to do the following using Explainable AI: build and deploy a model to an AI platform for serving (prediction), use the What-If Tool with an image recognition model, identify bias in mortgage data using the What-If Tool, and compare models using the What-If Tool to identify potential bias. 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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Earn a skill badge by completing the Automate Interactions with Contact Center AI quest, where you will learn about the features of Contact Center AI, including how to Build a virtual agent, Design conversation flows for your virtual agent; Add a phone gateway to your virtual agent; Use Dialogflow for troubleshooting; Review logs and debug your virtual agent. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete the skill badge quest, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.

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Earn 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.

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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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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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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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 This third course covers cloud automation and management tools and building secure networks.

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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 This final course in the series reviews managed big data services, machine learning and its value, and how to demonstrate your skill set in Google Cloud further by earning Skill Badges.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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This course, Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals - Locales, is intended for non-English learners. If you want to take this course in English, please enroll in Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals .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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