kiran padmanabham
Member since 2020
Diamond League
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DEPRECATED Build Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals
Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Google DeepMind: Train A Small Language Model
Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia December 2025 Week 3
Earned Dec 11, 2025 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia December 2025 Week 2
Earned Dec 10, 2025 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia December 2025 Week 4
Earned Dec 10, 2025 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia December 2025 Week 1
Earned Dec 10, 2025 EST
Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage
Earned Jun 26, 2025 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Command Line
Earned Jun 26, 2025 EDT
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Using the Google Cloud Speech API
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Implement Sensitive Data Protection on Google Cloud
Earned Jun 24, 2025 EDT
Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
Secure Lakehouse Data
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
Streaming Analytics into BigQuery
Earned Jun 21, 2025 EDT
Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine
Earned Jun 20, 2025 EDT
Enrich Metadata and Discovery of Lakehouse Data
Earned Jun 20, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone June 2025
Earned Jun 20, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Automation and Performance Testing
Earned Jun 19, 2025 EDT
Level 3: AI Readiness
Earned Jun 17, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp June 2025
Earned Jun 17, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Application and Network Infrastructure
Earned Jun 16, 2025 EDT
Arcade Learn-a-Thon
Earned Jun 14, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 4
Earned Jun 13, 2025 EDT
Modernize Infrastructure and Applications with Google Cloud
Earned Jun 13, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 3
Earned Jun 12, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 2
Earned Jun 12, 2025 EDT
Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
Earned Jun 12, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 1
Earned Jun 12, 2025 EDT
Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase
Earned Jun 1, 2025 EDT
Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog
Earned Jun 1, 2025 EDT
Migrate MySQL Data to Cloud SQL Using Database Migration Service
Earned May 31, 2025 EDT
Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud
Earned May 28, 2025 EDT
Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Earned May 26, 2025 EDT
Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG
Earned May 26, 2025 EDT
Explore Generative AI in Agent Platform
Earned Apr 19, 2025 EDT
Develop Gen AI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit
Earned Apr 19, 2025 EDT
Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen
Earned Apr 19, 2025 EDT
Prompt Design in Agent Platform
Earned Apr 18, 2025 EDT
Earn a skill badge by completing the Build Google Cloud Infrastructure for Azure Professionals course, where you learn how to configure IAM permission, orchestrate workloads using Kubernetes, host a web application using compute engine, and configure load balancing. 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 digital badge that you can share with your network.
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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!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for December 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 December Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for December 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 December Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for December 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 December Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Google Skills Arcade Trivia for December 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 December Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage course, where you use Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and Cloud Storage together to create a streaming data lake 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 this Skill Badge, and the final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
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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.
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Complete the introductory Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using APIs to work with Cloud Storage resources, including the Cloud Storage API.
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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.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs quest, where you learn how to use the Natural Language and Speech APIs in real-world settings.
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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.
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Earn a Skill Badge by completing the Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc course. In this course, you use Eventarc to create event triggers for different resources, including Pub/Sub topics and Cloud Storage buckets.
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Complete the Implement Sensitive Data Protection on Google Cloud Skill Badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: using Sensitive Data Protection services (including the Cloud Data Loss Prevention API) to inspect, redact, and de-identify sensitive data in Google Cloud.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows skill badge course, where you learn how to use Pub/Sub through the Cloud console, how Cloud Scheduler jobs can save you effort, and when Pub/Sub Lite can save you money on high-volume event ingestion.
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Complete the introductory Secure Lakehouse Data skill badge course to demonstrate skills with IAM, BigQuery, Lakehouse, and Knowledge Catalog to create and secure Lakehouse tables.
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Complete the introductory Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: securing and configuring a Cloud Storage bucket, using Gemini for text generation, managing IAM access control, and establishing a Knowledge Catalog lake for data governance.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API quest, where you discover how to leverage the Cloud Vision API for various tasks, including extracting text from images.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the The Basics of Google Cloud Compute skill badge course, where you learn how to work with virtual machines (VMs), persistent disks, and web servers using Compute Engine.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Streaming Analytics into BigQuery skill badge course, where you use Pub/Sub, Dataflow and BigQuery together to stream data for analytics.
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Earn a Skill Badge by completing the Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine course, where you learn how to use App Engine with Python, Go, and PHP.
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Complete the Enrich Metadata and Discovery of Lakehouse Data skill badge course to demonstrate skills in BigQuery, Lakehouse, and Knowledge Catalog. You create Lakehouse tables and enrich metadata management and discovery of the table data.
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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 50 people to complete the challenge and earn a 50% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. Welcome!
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This set of labs helps you explore, manage, and visualize data effectively while also diving into task automation and performance testing on Google Cloud. You’ll work with tools like Looker and Looker Studio to model data, create derived tables, and build compelling dashboards for insights into billing and usage. You’ll also explore data governance with Data Catalog and service discovery using Service Directory. On the automation front, you’ll set up scheduled jobs with Cloud Scheduler and use Kubernetes for distributed load testing. Additionally, you'll learn how to test network latency between VMs and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Thinking about certifications or just want to see how far you've come? This challenge is your chance to sharpen your skills with help from Generative AI. Start by reflecting on where you stand in the digital space, then jump into Gen AI-powered reviews tailored to key Google Cloud certifications like Generative AI Digital, Data Practitioner, Cloud Developer, and DevOps Engineer. Wrap things up with fun, fast quizzes to test what you’ve learned and spot areas to improve. Its a smarter, more focused way to prep—and a great way to keep your journey in the cloud going strong!
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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!
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This set of labs helps you get practical experience deploying applications and managing cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud. You’ll start by launching apps using App Engine and Dataflow across languages like PHP, Go, and Python. Then, you’ll explore how to design and manage Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, control access, and use tools like internal load balancers and Cloud CDN to optimize performance and cost. As you go, you'll gain hands-on experience with Terraform to automate infrastructure deployment and maintain state across environments. Whether you're new to cloud deployment or looking to sharpen your networking and automation skills, these labs provide a strong foundation for building scalable, efficient applications.
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Lace up for the Learn-a-Thon, your ultimate endurance challenge to master Google Cloud! This game features dynamic, hands-on labs where you'll conquer advanced topics like Terraform for robust load balancing, extract deep insights using Cloud ML APIs for perceptive text analysis, explore the fundamentals of EOSIO blockchain, and deploy Jenkins on Kubernetes for seamless CI/CD. Rack up points, earn a prestigious badge, and truly accelerate your cloud expertise.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Many traditional enterprises use legacy systems and apps that can't stay up-to-date with modern customer expectations. Business leaders often have to choose between maintaining their aging IT systems and investing in new products and services. This course explores these challenges and offers solutions to overcome them by using cloud technology.
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.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 2 badge!
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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.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Complete the intermediate Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: architecting and building serverless web applications with Firebase, utilizing Firestore for database management, automating deployment processes using Cloud Build, and integrating Google Assistant functionality into your applications.
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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.
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Complete the introductory Migrate MySQL Data to Cloud SQL Using Database Migration Service skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: migrating MySQL data to Cloud SQL using different job types and connectivity options available in Database Migration Service and migrating MySQL user data when running Database Migration Service jobs.
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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 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.
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Complete the intermediate Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: using multimodal prompts to extract information from text and visual data, generating a video description, and retrieving extra information beyond the video using multimodality with Gemini; building metadata of documents containing text and images, getting all relevant text chunks, and printing citations by using Multimodal Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Gemini. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Complete the intermediate Explore Generative AI in Agent Platform skill badge to demonstrate skills in text generation, image and video analysis for enhanced content creation, and applying function calling techniques within the Gemini API. Discover how to leverage sophisticated Gemini techniques, explore multimodal content generation, and expand the capabilities of your AI-powered projects. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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 Google Cloud Agent Platform. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Complete the introductory Prompt Design in Agent Platform skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: prompt engineering, image analysis, and multimodal generative techniques, within Agent Platform. Discover how to craft effective prompts, guide generative AI output, and apply Gemini models to real-world marketing scenarios. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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