Lakshya Namdev
Member since 2025
Gold League
47790 points
Build Serverless Applications with Cloud Run Functions
Earned May 26, 2025 EDT
Secure Software Delivery
Earned May 25, 2025 EDT
Set Up a Google Cloud Network
Earned May 25, 2025 EDT
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage
Earned May 25, 2025 EDT
Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources
Earned May 25, 2025 EDT
Secure Lakehouse Data
Earned May 23, 2025 EDT
Develop Serverless Applications on Cloud Run
Earned May 23, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia May 2025 Week 1
Earned May 23, 2025 EDT
Arcade NetworSkills
Earned May 16, 2025 EDT
Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase
Earned May 15, 2025 EDT
Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc
Earned Apr 30, 2025 EDT
Deploy and Secure Serverless APIs with API Gateway
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
Responsible AI for Digital Leaders with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) with Agent Platform: Model Evaluation
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Google Sheets
Earned Apr 29, 2025 EDT
Develop Your Google Cloud Network
Earned Apr 28, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Google Meet
Earned Apr 28, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Google Slides
Earned Apr 28, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Google Docs
Earned Apr 26, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Google Drive
Earned Apr 26, 2025 EDT
Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Earned Apr 26, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone April 2025
Earned Apr 26, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 4
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Trust and Security with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Scaling with Google Cloud Operations
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Modernize Infrastructure and Applications with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Digital Transformation with Google Cloud
Earned Apr 22, 2025 EDT
Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine
Earned Apr 18, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Cloud Infrastructure & API Essentials
Earned Apr 16, 2025 EDT
Implement Cloud Storage and Data Protection Solutions
Earned Apr 16, 2025 EDT
Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog
Earned Apr 15, 2025 EDT
Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows
Earned Apr 15, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 3
Earned Apr 15, 2025 EDT
Arcade TechCare
Earned Apr 13, 2025 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console
Earned Apr 10, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 2
Earned Apr 10, 2025 EDT
Level 3: The Arcade Quiz
Earned Apr 9, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Application Development and Security with GCP
Earned Apr 9, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 1
Earned Apr 5, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp April 2025
Earned Apr 5, 2025 EDT
Earn a Introductory skill badge by completing the Build Serverless Applications with Cloud Run Functions course, where you learn how to use Cloud Run functions through the Google Cloud console and on the command line.
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Complete the intermediate Secure Software Delivery skill badge to demonstrate your proficiency in proactively integrating security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with DevSecOps principles. You'll learn how to utilize Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run for secure container image deployment, implement automated vulnerability scanning to proactively identify risks, and streamline application development with Artifact Registry while maintaining a focus on security. Additionally, you'll gain skills in integrating Cloud Build for robust development processes and implementing Admission Control Policies for fine-grained control over your environment.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up a Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you will learn how to perform basic networking tasks on Google Cloud Platform - create a custom network, add subnets firewall rules, then create VMs and test the latency when they communicate with each other.
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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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Complete the introductory Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: granting and revoking IAM permissions; installing monitoring and logging agents; creating, deploying, and testing an event-driven Cloud Run function.
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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 intermediate Develop Serverless Applications on Cloud Run skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: integrating Cloud Run with Cloud Storage for data management, architecting resilient asynchronous systems using Cloud Run and Pub/Sub, constructing REST API gateways powered by Cloud Run, and building and deploying services on Cloud Run.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Modern apps don’t just need to run—they need to run smart, fast, and secure. With these labs, you'll get hands-on with the foundational tools that power today's connected experiences. You'll configure VPC networks, manage identity with IAM and IAP, and monitor systems using Prometheus and Cloud Monitoring. You’ll also deploy serverless apps with Cloud Run and generate PDFs with Go. It’s everything you need to sharpen your networking know-how—fast!
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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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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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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.
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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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This course equips learners with the essential knowledge and practical tools to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly. Through an exploration of ethical considerations, best practices, and governance procedures, participants will gain an understanding of how to navigate the complex landscape of AI while upholding ethical standards and minimizing potential risks.
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This course equips machine learning practitioners with the essential tools, techniques, and best practices for evaluating both generative and predictive AI models. Model evaluation is a critical discipline for ensuring that ML systems deliver reliable, accurate, and high-performing results in production.
Participants will gain a deep understanding of various evaluation metrics, methodologies, and their appropriate application across different model types and tasks. The course will emphasize the unique challenges posed by generative AI models and provide strategies for tackling them effectively. By leveraging Google Cloud's Agent Platform, participants will learn how to implement robust evaluation processes for model selection, optimization, and continuous monitoring.
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As the use of enterprise Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning continues to grow, so too does the importance of building it responsibly. A challenge for many is that talking about responsible AI can be easier than putting it into practice. If you’re interested in learning how to operationalize responsible AI in your organization, this course is for you.
In this course, you will learn how Google Cloud does this today, together with best practices and lessons learned, to serve as a framework for you to build your own responsible AI approach.
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In this course we will introduce you to Google Sheets, Google’s cloud-based spreadsheet software, included with Google Workspace.
With Google Sheets, you can create and edit spreadsheets directly in your web browser—no special software is required.
Multiple people can work simultaneously, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically.
You will learn how to open Google Sheets, create a blank spreadsheet, and create a spreadsheet from a template. You will add, import, sort, filter and format your data using Google Sheets and learn how to work across different file types.
Formulas and functions allow you to make quick calculations and better use your data. We will look at creating a basic formula, using functions, and referencing data. You will also learn how to add a chart to your spreadsheet.
Google Sheets spreadsheets are easy to share. We will look at the different ways you can share with others. We will also discuss how to track changes…
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Develop your Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you learn multiple ways to deploy and monitor applications including how to: explore IAM roles and add/remove project access, create VPC networks, deploy and monitor Compute Engine VMs, write SQL queries, deploy and monitor VMs in Compute Engine, and deploy applications using Kubernetes with multiple deployment approaches.
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In this course, we introduce you to Google Meet, Google’s video conference software included with Google Workspace.
You learn how to create and manage video conference meetings using Google Meet. You explore different ways to open Google Meet and add people to a video conference. You also learn how to join meetings from different sources like calendar events or meeting links.
We discuss how Google Meet can help you better communicate, exchange ideas, and share resources with your team wherever they are. You learn how to customize the Google Meet environment to fit your needs and how to effectively use chat messages during a video conference. You also explore different ways to share resources, such as by using calendar invites or attachments.
You learn about using host controls in Google Meet to manage participants and utilize interactive moderation features. You also learn how to record and live stream video conferences.
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With Google Slides, you can create and present professional presentations for sales, projects, training modules, and much more.
Google Slides presentations are stored safely in the cloud. You build presentations right in your web browser—no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work on your slides at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is automatically saved.
You will learn how to open Google Slides, create a blank presentation, and create a presentation from a template. You will explore themes, layout options, and how to add and format content, and speaker notes in your presentations.
You will learn how to enhance your slides by adding tables, images, charts, and more. You will also learn how to use slide transitions and object animations in your presentation for visual effects.
We will discuss how to organize slides and explore some of the options, including duplicating and ordering your slides, importi…
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With Google Docs, your documents are stored in the cloud, and you can access them from any computer or device. You create and edit documents right in your web browser; no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically.
In this course, you will learn how to open Google Docs, create and format a new document, and apply a template to a new document.
You will learn how to enhance your documents using a table of contents, headers and footers, tables, drawings, images, and more.
You will learn how to share your documents with others. We will discuss your sharing options and examine collaborator roles and permissions. You will learn how to manage versions of your documents.
Google Docs allows you to work in real time with others on the same document. You will learn how to create and manage comments and action items in your documents.
We will review a few of the G…
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Google Drive is Google’s cloud-based file storage service. Google Drive lets you keep all your work in one place, view different file formats without the need for additional software, and access your files from any device.
In this course, you will learn how to navigate your Google Drive. You will learn how to upload files and folders and how to work across file types. You will also learn how you can easily view, arrange, organize, modify, and remove files in Google Drive.
Google Drive includes shared drives. You can use shared drives to store, search, and access files with a team. You will learn how to create a new shared drive, add and manage members, and manage the shared drive content.
Google Workspace is synonymous with collaboration and sharing. You will explore the sharing options available to you in Google Drive, and you will learn about the various collaborator roles and permissions that can be assigned.
You’ll also explore ways to ensure consistency and save time…
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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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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.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April 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 April Trivia Week 4 badge!
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As organizations move their data and applications to the cloud, they must address a rapidly evolving landscape of security challenges. This course explores the foundations of cloud security, the value of Google Cloud’s secure-by-design infrastructure, and the defense-in-depth strategy, while highlighting how AI-driven operations and compliance tools help organizations meet strict global regulatory requirements.
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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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) represent an important evolution in information technologies that are quickly transforming a wide range of industries. Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence explores how organizations can use AI and ML to transform their business processes.
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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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. This course explores the fundamental concepts of modern operations, reliability, and resilience in the cloud, and how Google Cloud can help support these efforts.
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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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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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.
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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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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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Get hands-on with Google Cloud’s core infrastructure and API capabilities. These labs walk you through deploying virtual machines, setting up network load balancers, and provisioning services through Cloud Marketplace. You'll also explore API management with API Gateway and enhance security with Cloud Data Loss Prevention and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Earn a Skill Badge by completing the Implement Cloud Storage and Data Protection Solutions course. Learn to create a Cloud Storage bucket, use the command line, and protect objects with Bucket Lock.
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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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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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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April 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 April Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Learn how to streamline healthcare data management with cloud technology. In these hands-on labs, you'll work with FHIR and HL7v2 data using the Healthcare API, de-identify medical images, and build a secure data lake on Cloud Storage. You'll also explore ways to cut cost and process large datasets with Cloud Dataproc. Whether it's managing patient records or securing sensitive data, these labs will equip you with the skills to enhance healthcare technology.
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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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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April 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 April Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Welcome to the Arcade Quiz, where every question is a chance to learn, explore, and challenge yourself. Explore a variety of intriguing topics, put your cloud knowledge to the test, and complete all the challenges to earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Build smarter, more connected applications while keeping security at the forefront. These hands-on labs take you through creating dynamic Gmail Add-ons, Google Chat Bots, and AI-powered document tools. You'll also explore securing cloud environments with Binary Authorization, detecting threats with Security Command Center, and monitoring performance with Google Cloud’s managed services. Get ready to develop, secure, and optimize with confidence!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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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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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