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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.
Complete the intermediate Engineer AI Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK) skill badge by completing this course to demonstrate skills in the following: formulating real-world language model research problems; building a simple tokenizer; preparing a dataset for training a transformer language model; running the training loop of a small language model.
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.
Complete the Analyze BigQuery Data in Connected Sheets skill badge to demonstrate that you can use Connected Sheets to access, analyze, visualize, and share billions of rows of BigQuery data from your Google Sheets spreadsheet.
Complete the intermediate Use Functions, Formulas and Charts in Google Sheets skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: analyzing data with functions; visualizing data using charts; and searching, validating, formatting, and displaying data.
This month's Arcade Sprint 1 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
This month's Arcade Sprint 4 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
This month's Arcade Sprint 3 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
Holi is all about bringing different colors together — and that’s exactly what this challenge does with technology. You’ll package applications with Docker, manage deployments using Kubernetes Engine, secure access with IAM and VPN, and deploy apps on App Engine. You’ll also store data in Cloud Storage and explore how AI APIs can analyze, classify, and translate text. It’s a hands-on way to see how different cloud pieces come together to build something reliable, secure, and smart.
It begins with a simple question: Where to next? Inspired by Agoda’s AI-powered travel platform, this challenge shows how AI helps turn preferences into vivid destinations, detailed itineraries, and stunning visuals. You’ll build intelligent apps that understand intent, generate rich content, and deliver real-time recommendations — supported by cloud-native services that keep everything fast, reliable, and seamless. The result: planning that feels effortless, inspiring, and part of the journey itself.
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.
This month's Arcade Sprint 2 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
This month's Arcade Sprint 1 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
This month's Arcade Sprint 4 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
This month's Arcade Sprint 3 is live! It's designed for quick learning. Since the labs are open all month, there's no rush; just jump in when you have the time. You'll earn 1 Arcade Point and a new skill with each step. It's that simple: grab your point and keep the momentum going!
Complete the intermediate Privileged Access with IAM skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: custom roles using Identity and Access Management (IAM), the principle of least privilege, Just-in-Time (JIT) temporary elevated access, and security for web applications using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP).
Earn a skill badge by completing the Kickstarting Application Development with Gemini Code Assist course, where you will learn to leverage the power of Google's AI coding assistant and multiple development tech
Developers using managed cloud services can reduce infrastructure management effort by up to 60%, allowing more time to focus on building features that matter. In this level, you’ll gain hands-on experience with Cloud SQL, containerized workloads, and cloud-native application development through the Arcade ACE App Dev series, helping you design, deploy, and manage scalable applications more efficiently.
Getting started with cloud and data tools is all about building strong fundamentals. In this voyage, you’ll gain hands-on skills by working with Google Cloud APIs, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, networking, and serverless services. You’ll also explore how to collect, validate, analyze, and visualize data using Google Sheets and Forms, while learning how to manage secure access with Vault policies. Together, these labs help you build confidence with core cloud services and everyday data workflows that support efficient, secure, and scalable solutions.
Complete the intermediate Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building data transformation pipelines to BigQuery using Dataprep by Trifacta; using Cloud Storage, Dataflow, and BigQuery to build extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows; and building machine learning models using BigQuery ML.
Giriş düzeyindeki BigQuery Verilerinden Analiz Elde Etme beceri rozetini alarak şu konulardaki becerilerinizi gösterin: SQL sorguları yazma, herkese açık tabloları sorgulama, örnek verileri BigQuery'ye yükleme, BigQuery'deki sorgu doğrulayıcı ile yaygın söz dizimi sorunlarını giderme ve BigQuery verilerine bağlanarak Data Studio'da rapor oluşturma.
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.
Pup and Kit’s World Cup journey highlights how the right skills quietly power great experiences. As they plan, adapt, and stay in sync using data, automation, and cloud-based tools, the story nudges you to step into their shoes and build those capabilities yourself. Each lab mirrors a moment from their adventure, encouraging you to explore, experiment, and strengthen skills that help you stay prepared, move faster, and make smarter choices-whatever the situation demands.
As Pup and Kit move through the city between matches—booking plans on the fly, exploring structures built to last, and navigating busy streets—the story reflects what it takes to keep systems running smoothly behind the scenes. From securing storage and shaping networks to improving performance, reliability, and cost efficiency, these labs echo the quiet work that makes flexibility possible. Along the way, hands-on challenges and quizzes sharpen decision-making, so when it’s time for the next big play, everything is ready to perform.
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.
Complete the intermediate Mitigate Threats and Vulnerabilities with Security Command Center skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: preventing and managing environment threats, identifying and mitigating application vulnerabilities, and responding to security anomalies.
Complete the introductory Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating Knowledge Catalog assets, creating aspect types, and applying aspects to entries in Knowledge Catalog.
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.
Giriş düzeyindeki Google Cloud'da Makine Öğrenimi API'leri İçin Veri Hazırlama beceri rozetini tamamlayarak şu konulardaki becerilerinizi gösterin: Dataprep by Trifacta ile veri temizleme, Dataflow'da veri ardışık düzenleri çalıştırma, Managed Service for Apache Spark'ta küme oluşturma ve Apache Spark işleri çalıştırma ve makine öğrenimi API'lerini (Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API ve Video Intelligence API dahil olmak üzere) çağırma.
Google Cloud'da Uygulama Geliştirme Ortamı Oluşturma kursunu tamamlayarak beceri rozeti kazanın. Bu kursta Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions ve Pub/Sub gibi teknolojilerin temel özelliklerini kullanarak depolama odaklı bulut altyapısı oluşturma ve bu altyapıyla bağlantı kurmayı öğreneceksiniz.
Google Cloud Ağınızı Geliştirme kursunu tamamlayarak bir beceri rozeti kazanın. IAM rollerini keşfetme ve proje erişimi ekleme/kaldırma, VPC ağları oluşturma, Compute Engine sanal makinelerini dağıtma ve izleme, SQL sorguları yazma ve çeşitli dağıtım yaklaşımlarıyla Kubernetes'i kullanarak uygulama dağıtma gibi uygulamaları dağıtıp izlemeyle ilgili birden çok yöntemi öğreneceksiniz.
Google Cloud'da Web Sitesi Derleme beceri rozeti kursunu tamamlayarak giriş düzeyindeki beceri rozetini kazanın. Get Cooking in Cloud serisine dayanan bu kursta şu konular ele alınır:Cloud Run'da web sitesi dağıtmaCompute Engine'de web uygulaması barındırmaGoogle Kubernetes Engine'de web sitenizi oluşturma, dağıtma ve ölçeklendirmeCloud Build'i kullanarak monolitik bir uygulamadan mikro hizmetler mimarisine geçiş
Earn the intermediate Skill Badge by completing the Classify Images with TensorFlow on Google Cloud skill badge course where you learn how to use TensorFlow and Vertex AI to create and train machine learning models. You primarily interact with Vertex AI Workbench user-managed notebooks.
Complete the intermediate Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: managing deployments with kubectl, monitoring and debugging applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and continuous delivery techniques.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Monitor Environments with Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus skill badge course, where you learn Kubernetes Monitoring with Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus.
Infrastructure is the backbone of modern care. Following the blueprint set by Manipal Hospitals, this challenge dives into the backend architecture that powers healthcare at scale. From automating CI/CD pipelines to securing containerized workloads on GKE, you will explore how cloud-native tools directly impact real-world outcomes—like faster prescriptions and safer transitions of care. Learn to architect for reliability, ensuring that when the demand spikes, your system doesn't just run; it performs.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Share Data Using Google Data Cloud skill badge course, where you will gain practical experience with Google Cloud Data Sharing Partners, which have proprietary datasets that customers can use for their analytics use cases. Customers subscribe to this data, query it within their own platform, then augment it with their own datasets and use their visualization tools for their customer facing dashboards.
Over 80% of modern applications rely on event-driven architectures or real-time messaging to stay responsive at scale. In challenge, you’ll work with Pub/Sub to build event-driven systems, deploy workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine, manage authentication and dynamic secrets with Vault, and explore language processing using Cloud APIs. You’ll also build Flutter applications and work with Cloud Spanner, gaining hands-on experience across messaging, security, data, and application development.
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.
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!
Generative AI is quickly becoming a core part of modern cloud solutions. In this challenge, you’ll build applications using Gemini on Vertex AI for text embeddings, multimodal content generation, and text-to-image workflows, while also learning how to ingest data into BigQuery from Cloud Storage. You’ll then test your understanding through role-based Arcade quizzes designed for Workspace Administrators, Database Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Digital Leaders—bringing together hands-on building and practical knowledge validation.
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.
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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Deploy and Secure Serverless APIs with API Gateway skill badge course, where you learn how to use API Gateway to deploy, secure, and manage APIs with a fully managed gateway.
Complete the advanced Google DeepMind: Train A Small Language Model skill badge by completing this course to demonstrate skills in the following: formulating real-world language model research problems; building a simple tokenizer; preparing a dataset for training a transformer language model; running the training loop of a small language model. Access this lab at no-cost by signing up for the no-cost subscription. Receive 35 free credits each month!
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for January 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 January Trivia Week 4 badge!
Setting goals is a big part of New Year resolutions—but sustaining a healthy work-life balance is what truly makes them stick. This challenge helps you organize your inbox, manage schedules, collaborate smoothly, and track work efficiently using Google Workspace tools. Start the year with better planning, clearer communication, and workflows that support productivity without burnout.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for January 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 January Trivia Week 3 badge!
Complete the introductory Monitoring in Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: using Cloud Monitoring tools to monitor resources on Google Cloud.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Using the Google Cloud Speech API skill badge course, where you learn how create a Speech-to-Text API request, transcribe audio speech to text, and transcribe speech.
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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet skill badge course, where you learn how to build chat bots and how to use the script editor in any document.
Complete the intermediate Analyze and Reason on Multimodal Data with Gemini skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: analyzing text, image, audio, and video data using Gemini, and reasoning about this combined information to draw conclusions and extract insights.
Giriş düzeyindeki Compute Engine İçin Cloud Load Balancing'i Uygulama beceri rozetini tamamlayarak şu konulardaki becerilerinizi gösterin: Compute Engine'de sanal makineler oluşturma ve dağıtma. Ağ ve uygulama yük dengeleyicileri yapılandırma.
Cloud technology is a powerful asset, and when paired with data, it becomes a catalyst for innovation and enhanced customer experiences. Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud examines how organizations can leverage the cloud to make their data more accessible, actionable, and valuable. As 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.
Digital transformation is a critical journey for modern organizations, and establishing a strong baseline in cloud computing is the first step toward driving meaningful innovation. Digital Transformation with Google Cloud introduces the core technologies and strategic frameworks that help organizations modernize their operations. This course explores fundamental cloud concepts, global network infrastructure, and the shared responsibility model to help leaders navigate their path to the cloud with confidence. As 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.
Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills 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 Google Skills 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!
A new year brings a fresh opportunity to build consistency in how you learn and apply cloud skills. In this challenge, you’ll deploy applications using App Engine and Cloud Run Functions, work with Compute Engine instances, and manage data through Cloud Storage using both the console and CLI. You’ll also define fine-grained access with custom IAM roles, analyze logs, create alerts from logs-based metrics, and monitor workloads across multiple projects. Together, these labs help you begin the year by strengthening essential cloud operations skills and developing habits that support reliable, well-monitored applications.