Himanshu Saini
Member since 2026
Gold League
1950 points
Google Cloud Database Migrations: Strategy
Earned Sep 24, 2026 EDT
Build a Smart Cloud Application with Vibe Coding and MCP
Earned Sep 14, 2026 EDT
Engineer AI Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Earned Sep 14, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Collaboration and Productivity Workflows
Earned Sep 14, 2026 EDT
Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources
Earned Sep 14, 2026 EDT
Arcade Adventure: Modern Cloud Architecture
Earned Sep 14, 2026 EDT
Secure Lakehouse Data
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Storage and Data Protection Solutions
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Pitch Perfect
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Derive Insights from BigQuery Data
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Arcade Trail: Data Engineering and Security
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage
Earned Sep 13, 2026 EDT
Arcade Simulator: DevOps Engineer
Earned Sep 12, 2026 EDT
Arcade Voyage: App Modernization
Earned Sep 12, 2026 EDT
Develop Serverless Applications on Cloud Run
Earned Sep 12, 2026 EDT
Arcade Simulator: Network Security Engineer
Earned Aug 11, 2026 EDT
Privileged Access with IAM
Earned Aug 10, 2026 EDT
Connecting Cloud Networks with NCC
Earned Aug 10, 2026 EDT
Monitoring in Google Cloud
Earned Aug 7, 2026 EDT
Share Data Using Google Data Cloud
Earned Aug 7, 2026 EDT
Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud
Earned Aug 7, 2026 EDT
Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet
Earned Aug 7, 2026 EDT
Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API
Earned Aug 3, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud
Earned Aug 2, 2026 EDT
Deploy and Secure Serverless APIs with API Gateway
Earned Aug 2, 2026 EDT
Build a Website on Google Cloud
Earned Aug 2, 2026 EDT
Deploy Kubernetes Applications on Google Cloud
Earned Aug 2, 2026 EDT
Create Your First Gemini Enterprise Application
Earned Aug 2, 2026 EDT
Arcade Voyage: Cloud Storage and Data Governance
Earned Jul 31, 2026 EDT
Discover and Protect Sensitive Data Across Your Ecosystem
Earned Jul 31, 2026 EDT
Arcade Adventure: Low-Code Development
Earned Jul 29, 2026 EDT
Perform Predictive Data Analysis in BigQuery
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Google DeepMind: Train A Small Language Model
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Command Line
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Orchestrate Multi-agent Workflows with Gemini Enterprise
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine
Earned Jul 16, 2026 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute
Earned Jul 16, 2026 EDT
Set Up a Google Cloud Network
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Implement Sensitive Data Protection on Google Cloud
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build Global and Regional Load Balancing Solutions
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Manage Data Models in Looker
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Configure Service Accounts and IAM Roles for Google Cloud
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build LookML Objects in Looker
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Integrate BigQuery Data and Google Workspace using Apps Script
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Implement Speech and Language Solutions with Pre-trained APIs
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Mitigate Threats and Vulnerabilities with Security Command Center
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Build Serverless Applications with Cloud Run Functions
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Secure Software Delivery
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
App Building with AppSheet
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API
Earned Jul 15, 2026 EDT
Arcade Adventure: App Dev and Cloud Observability
Earned Jun 30, 2026 EDT
Arcade Voyage: Identity Management and Pre-trained AI APIs
Earned Jun 30, 2026 EDT
Arcade Base Camp June 2026
Earned Jun 29, 2026 EDT
Arcade Trail: Data Engineering and Information Protection
Earned Jun 29, 2026 EDT
Logic Log
Earned Jun 16, 2026 EDT
Arcade March 2026 Sprint 1
Earned Mar 29, 2026 EDT
Arcade February 2026 Sprint 4
Earned Feb 22, 2026 EST
From Foundations To Wonders
Earned Feb 18, 2026 EST
Skills At The Pitch
Earned Feb 16, 2026 EST
Arcade February 2026 Sprint 3
Earned Feb 7, 2026 EST
Arcade February 2026 Sprint 2
Earned Feb 7, 2026 EST
Arcade February 2026 Sprint 1
Earned Feb 6, 2026 EST
Level 2: Event-Driven Systems
Earned Jan 30, 2026 EST
Level 3: Applied Generative AI
Earned Jan 25, 2026 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia January 2026 Week 4
Earned Jan 25, 2026 EST
Work Life Refresh
Earned Jan 15, 2026 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia January 2026 Week 3
Earned Jan 13, 2026 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia January 2026 Week 2
Earned Jan 7, 2026 EST
Google Skills Arcade Trivia January 2026 Week 1
Earned Jan 6, 2026 EST
Ready to move your databases to Google Cloud? This course provides the strategy. Learn to evaluate business drivers to overcome high on-premise costs and vendor lock-in. Use Migration Center to discover assets, analyze TCO, and build a phased wave plan. You’ll learn to choose the right migration path and identify the right Google Cloud solutions for your workloads. You'll leave with a data-driven business case and a clear roadmap, ready to win executive buy-in and lead a successful migration.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Build a Smart Cloud Application with Vibe Coding and MCP course, where you will learn to leverage the power of Google's AI coding assistant and MCP servers. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Earn an introductory skill badge by completing the Implement Cloud Collaboration and Productivity Workflows course, where you will get introduced to Google's collaborative platform and learn to use Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Sheets, and AppSheet.
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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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Cloud architecture is a lot more fun when you actually know which levers to pull. In this adventure, you'll wire up Pub/Sub messaging, sling storage buckets from the terminal, and trigger Cloud Run functions without getting tangled in server management. Once your pipeline is moving, you'll lock the front door with IAM permissions and wire up real-time monitoring so nothing breaks while you're away. Finish both challenge labs to prove you can build fast, break nothing, and keep the whole machine running smoothly.
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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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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 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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Great teams don't just wing it—they execute a game plan. In this track, you'll captain your backend from the tactical board to the final whistle. Tune Spanner schemas for high-pressure traffic, whip pinpoint Pub/Sub messages across your services , and score clean API deployments with Cloud Run. Beat the challenge labs to claim your badge!
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Complete the introductory Derive Insights from BigQuery Data skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: Write SQL queries.Query public tables.Load sample data into BigQuery.Troubleshoot common syntax errors with the query validator in BigQuery.Create reports in Data Studio by connecting to BigQuery data.
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Streaming high-velocity data is great, but only if your pipeline doesn't break under pressure. In this trail, you'll wire up Pub/Sub and Python Dataflow to stream live data straight into Cloud Storage, then lock the whole environment down. By encrypting keys with Cloud KMS, cataloging assets, and isolating networks with VPC Peering, you'll clear both challenge labs and prove you can build real-time data lakes that are as fast as they are secure.
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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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Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator, where you'll step into the shoes of a DevOps Engineer tasked with keeping production environments fast, scalable, and resilient. You'll lay down a secure foundation with multi-VPC networks and access controls, then deploy multi-tier load balancers to distribute compute traffic seamlessly. Clear both challenge labs to prove you can automate, secure, and scale enterprise infrastructure without missing a beat.
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Great code shouldn't get bogged down by infrastructure headaches. In this voyage, you'll master modern deployment patterns by turning ideas into production-ready microservices. From generating dynamic files and decoupling services with Pub/Sub to deploying polyglot apps across three different languages on App Engine, you'll cover the full developer lifecycle. Complete the challenge labs and show you know how to build fast, scale effortlessly, and keep things resilient.
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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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Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator where you will step into the shoes of a Network Security Engineer. In this simulation, you'll first lock down access control across your infrastructure—crafting custom IAM roles, scripting permissions, and setting up Identity-Aware Proxy to secure user authentication without traditional VPNs. Then, you'll take control of hybrid enterprise topology, using Network Connectivity Center to link multi-cloud networks, VPCs, and site-to-site HA-VPNs. Complete with two realistic challenge labs, this simulation equips you to eliminate access blind spots, secure cross-cloud traffic, and build a fortress-grade network on Google Cloud.
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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).
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Earn the intermediate Skill Badge by completing the Connecting Cloud Networks with NCC where you will learn how to use the Network Connectivity Center to connect your on-premises, cloud enterprise networks, and hybrid networks, and manage them as spokes through a single, centralized hub 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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API quest, where you learn how the API derives sentiment from text.
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Complete the intermediate Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and assigning roles with Identity and Access Management (IAM); creating and managing service accounts; enabling private connectivity across virtual private cloud (VPC) networks; restricting application access using Identity-Aware Proxy; managing keys and encrypted data using Cloud Key Management Service (KMS); and creating a private Kubernetes cluster.
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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 the introductory skill badge by completing the Build a Website on Google Cloud skill badge course. This course is based on the Get Cooking in Cloud series and covers`:`Deploying a website on Cloud RunHosting a web app on Compute EngineCreating, deploying, and scaling your website on Google Kubernetes EngineMigrating from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture using Cloud Build
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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.
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Create your first Gemini Enterprise application to earn a skill badge! Connect diverse data sources to your application to build a powerful, unified search and analysis engine. Master advanced capabilities like deep research agents, multi-agent ideation, and Gemini Notebook for focused analysis. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Data is one of the most valuable assets an organization owns, making its safe handling and governance essential. In this voyage, you will master Cloud Storage fundamentals by automating bucket management via APIs and the CLI, while enforcing compliance with Bucket Lock. You will then advance to automated security, configuring Sensitive Data Protection Discovery to scan and catalog risks across BigQuery and Cloud Storage. Complete with two challenge labs, this journey equips you to secure assets across your entire cloud ecosystem.
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Complete the intermediate Discover and Protect Sensitive Data Across Your Ecosystem skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using Sensitive Data Protection services (including the Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API) to discover, inspect, redact, and de-identify sensitive data across your Google Cloud ecosystem including Cloud Storage files, BigQuery data, and Gen AI model responses.
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Who says you need a mountain of code to build great software? This adv is your fast lane to rapid app development and automation. First, you'll jump into Google AppSheet to build and launch fully functional apps entirely code-free. Then, you'll master the backend with Cloud Run Functions, deploying event-driven code via the console and command line. Packed with two hands-on challenge labs, this quest is your ticket to building slick apps and scaling them effortlessly on Google Cloud.
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Complete the intermediate Perform Predictive Data Analysis in BigQuery skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: creating datasets in BigQuery by importing CSV and JSON files; harnessing the power of BigQuery with sophisticated SQL analytical concepts, including using BigQuery ML to train an expected goals model on soccer event data and evaluate the impressiveness of World Cup goals.
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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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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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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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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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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 Orchestrate Multi-Agent Workflows with Gemini Enterprise skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using agentic assistants powered by Gemini Enterprise to unify data across first- and third-party sources, develop multimedia marketing materials, and automate business actions across systems.
Skill badges validate your practical knowledge on specific products through hands-on labs and challenge assessments. Earn a badge by completing a course or jump straight into the challenge lab to get your badge today. Badges prove your proficiency, enhance your professional profile, and ultimately lead to increased career opportunities. Visit your profile to track badges you’ve earned. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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 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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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 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 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 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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Complete the intermediate Build Global and Regional Load Balancing Solutions skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: deploy and utilize an internal client VM within the same VPC network and test traffic distribution, backend infrastructure suitable for a global external application Load Balancer, and backend VM instances and load balancer components using startup scripts and network tags to host a web application service.
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Complete the intermediate Manage Data Models in Looker skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: maintaining LookML project health; utilizing SQL runner for data validation; employing LookML best practices; optimizing queries and reports for performance; and implementing persistent derived tables and caching policies.
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Earn the Introductory skill badge by completing the Configure Service Accounts and IAM Roles for Google Cloud course, where you learn about service accounts, custom roles, and how to set permissions using gcloud .
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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.
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Complete the introductory Build LookML Objects in Looker skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: building new dimensions and measures, views, and derived tables; setting measure filters and types based on requirements; updating dimensions and measures; building and refining Explores; joining views to existing Explores; and deciding which LookML objects to create based on business requirements.
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Complete the introductory Integrate BigQuery Data and Google Workspace using Apps Script skill badge course to demonstrate skills in connecting Workspace products with BigQuery via AppSheet.
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Earn the Introductory Skill Badge by completing the Implement Speech and Language Solutions with Pre-trained APIs course, where you learn how to use speech related API tools to synthesise and transcribe speech.
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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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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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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 Managed Service for Apache Spark, and calling ML APIs including the Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API, and Video Intelligence API.
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Complete the intermediate Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using Terraform, provisioning and managing Google Cloud resources with Terraform configurations, effective state management (local and remote), and modularizing Terraform code for reusability and organization.
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Complete the intermediate Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: joining data to create new tables, troubleshooting joins, appending data with unions, creating date-partitioned tables, and working with JSON, arrays, and structs in BigQuery.
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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.
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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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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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Earn a skill badge by completing the App Building with AppSheet course, where you learn how to build, configure, and publish apps using AppSheet.
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Complete the intermediate Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and managing multi-tenant clusters, monitoring resource usage by namespace, configuring cluster and pod autoscaling for efficiency, setting up load balancing for optimal resource distribution, and implementing liveness and readiness probes to ensure application health and cost-effectiveness.
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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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Writing code is just the first step; you also need to know how to deploy it smoothly and keep it running at its best. In this adventure, you’ll get started with serverless setups by running code on Cloud Run Functions and connecting your services using Google Cloud Pub/Sub. From there, you'll work on the operations side—building out clean development environments, keeping tabs on multiple projects at once, and setting up smart alerts so you can spot and fix issues early. With a couple of challenge labs thrown into the mix, you’ll walk away with the skills needed to build, monitor, and scale apps on Google Cloud.
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Keeping your cloud resources secure and making your apps smarter are two essential skills for any cloud developer. In this voyage, you’ll start with the security fundamentals, learning how to configure service accounts, manage IAM permissions using gcloud, and set up custom roles. Once you've secured your environment, you'll work with Google Cloud's pre-trained AI tools—converting text to synthetic speech, translating languages on the fly, and transcribing audio files into text. Complete with two practical challenge labs to test your skills, you'll walk away knowing how to safely manage access to your cloud project while adding powerful language and speech features to your applications.
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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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Raw data is only useful if it is clean, structured, and secure. In this track, you’ll start by processing and preparing data using Dataprep, Dataflow templates, and Apache Spark. You'll learn how to clean up datasets so they are ready for machine learning models. From there, you'll focus on security by working with tools that find and mask sensitive information like personal IDs and credentials. You'll practice redacting critical details and creating safe, de-identified copies of your data in Cloud Storage. By finishing the hands-on challenge labs, you’ll show you can handle big data workflows while keeping confidential information completely safe.
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Building a reliable platform for data analysis requires structured data modeling and clean, maintainable code. In this challenge, you’ll start with the building blocks of LookML, creating custom dimensions, measures, and derived tables to shape your data exactly how you need it. From there, you'll work on making your platform faster and easier to use by setting up caching, defining datagroups, and modularizing your code using extends. By following these development best practices, you'll walk away knowing how to build efficient, scalable data models that your team can easily rely on.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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