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Adam Wood

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Silver League

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L300 Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped Earned Dec 19, 2025 EST
L200 Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped Earned Dec 15, 2025 EST
Quiz: GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals Earned Dec 9, 2025 EST
AI Services and GDC Deployments and Operations Earned Dec 9, 2025 EST
Compute, Network, and Storage Services Configuration in GDC Earned Dec 8, 2025 EST
GDC Platform Introduction Earned Dec 8, 2025 EST
Introduction to Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped Earned Dec 1, 2025 EST
Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen Earned Nov 26, 2025 EST
Develop AI-Powered Prototypes in Google AI Studio Earned Nov 4, 2025 EST
Infra Foundations - Implementing Private Google Access for VPC Service Controls Earned Jul 19, 2024 EDT
Preparing for your Professional Data Engineer Journey Earned Jul 10, 2024 EDT
Certification Learning Path: Professional Cloud Security Engineer Earned May 12, 2023 EDT
Certification Learning Path: Professional Cloud Architect Earned May 4, 2023 EDT
Scaling with Google Cloud Operations Earned Sep 26, 2022 EDT
Modernize Infrastructure and Applications with Google Cloud Earned Sep 23, 2022 EDT
Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud Earned Sep 23, 2022 EDT

This L300 course explores the intricacies of the hardware and networking infrastructure, examines the role of Kubernetes in container orchestration, and how to master the deployment process. The course emphasizes critical security aspects, guiding you through defense-in-depth design, zero-trust architecture, and essential operational security measures for protecting sensitive data. You'll also gain valuable insights into operational aspects, such as resource management, upgrades, and solutions tailored for GDC customers.

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This L200 course comprehensively explores GDC air-gapped's concepts, architecture, and operational aspects, equipping learners with the knowledge to deploy and manage this solution effectively. The course delves into topics such as the roles of vendors and partners, hardware and software components, zero trust security, multi-tenancy, support and operations, observability, Identity and Access Management, managed services, and the GDC Sandbox environment. Furthermore, the course provides insights into compliance and accreditation processes, ensuring learners understand the regulatory landscape and can navigate it successfully. By the end of this course, learners will have a solid understanding of GDC air-gapped and be prepared to leverage its capabilities for their organization's needs.

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This quiz tests your GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals knowledge.

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The course explores advanced services such as machine learning, and operational topics such as application deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting. In addition, we’ll introduce GDC software upgrades, logging, billing, and cost monitoring.

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The course examines service resources or workload components that exist in projects. You’ll learn about Kubernetes in GDC, Artifact Registry, GDC Object Storage, Database Service, Networking, and Key Management and Security.

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This course provides an introduction to the GDC platform—which enables you to host, control, and manage infrastructure and services directly on your premises. GDC air-gapped is one component of Google Distributed Cloud offering which aligns to Google’s digital sovereignty vision. It supports public-sector customers and commercial entities that have strict data residency, security or privacy requirements.

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In this course, you will learn about GDC air-gapped (previously known as GDC Hosted), an offering from Google Distributed Cloud. This course provides both a business and technical overview of GDC air-gapped, exploring its key features and target customers. Participants will gain insights into GDC air-gapped's value proposition and learn how to effectively communicate its benefits to potential clients, enabling them to qualify for sales opportunities.

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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.

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Complete the introductory Develop AI-Powered Prototypes in Google AI Studio skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: crafting effective prompts, leveraging multimodal capabilities for image and video analysis, prototyping functional AI-driven applications from templates and text prompts, and utilizing API keys to build and deploy custom AI solutions.

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Earn a DRI badge by completing the Infra Foundations - Implementing Private Google Access for VPC Service Controls quest, where you demonstrate your capabilities implementing VPC networking custom networking mode, Private Google Access, Cloud DNS response policies, VPC routing and Service Controls. When you complete this activity, you can earn the badge displayed above! View all the badges you have earned by visiting your profile page.

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This course helps learners create a study plan for the PDE (Professional Data Engineer) certification exam. Learners explore the breadth and scope of the domains covered in the exam. Learners assess their exam readiness and create their individual study plan.

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Good news! There’s a new updated version of this learning path available for you!Open the new Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification Learning Path to begin, once you’ve selected the new path all your current progress will be reflected in the new version.

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Good news! There’s a new updated version of this learning path available for you!Open the new Professional Cloud Architect Certification Learning Path to begin, once you’ve selected the new path all your current progress will be reflected in the new version.

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Organizations of all sizes are embracing the power and flexibility of the cloud to transform how they operate. However, managing and scaling cloud resources effectively can be a complex task. Scaling with Google Cloud Operations explores the fundamental concepts of modern operations, reliability, and resilience in the cloud, and how Google Cloud can help support these efforts. 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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Many traditional enterprises use legacy systems and applications that can't stay up-to-date with modern customer expectations. Business leaders often have to choose between maintaining their aging IT systems or investing in new products and services. "Modernize Infrastructure and Applications with Google Cloud" explores these challenges and offers solutions to overcome them by using cloud technology. 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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Cloud technology can bring great value to an organization, and combining the power of cloud technology with data has the potential to unlock even more value and create new customer experiences. “Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud” explores the value data can bring to an organization and ways Google Cloud can make data useful and accessible. 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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