Saloni Vishwakarma
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Silver League
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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!
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.
Complete the advanced Deploy Multi-Agent Architectures skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building multi-agent systems with ADK, connecting agents with the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, integrating external tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and deploying a complete multi-agent solution to Agent Engine. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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 Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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.
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 Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs quest, where you learn how to use the Natural Language and Speech APIs in real-world settings.
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.
Learn to build and scale production-ready cloud environments. In this trail, you'll package apps with Docker, deploy workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine, and orchestrate containerized services. Next, configure regional internal proxy and global HTTPS load balancers, then set up Cloud Monitoring to track health and latency. Pass both challenge labs to prove your ability to deploy resilient applications and route global traffic efficiently.
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!
Teaching computers to see and listen is a lot easier when you have pre-trained machine learning APIs doing the heavy lifting. In this adventure, you'll start by querying Google Cloud endpoints directly from APIs Explorer, then teach your applications to read multilingual text, recognize facial features, and spot landmarks in raw photos. Once your visual pipeline is dialed in, you'll turn to audio—converting spoken words into real-time transcripts and streaming live audio directly through web interfaces. Knock out both challenge labs unassisted to prove you can turn unstructured sight and sound into clean, actionable cloud intelligence.
Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator, where you'll step into the shoes of a Site Reliability Engineer tasked with keeping production fast and resilient. You'll build automated CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, store artifacts securely, and manage Kubernetes rollouts on GKE. Then, configure custom VPC networks, lock down firewalls, and benchmark VM latency to eliminate performance bottlenecks. Clear both challenge labs to prove you can automate releases, secure infrastructure, and maintain rock-solid uptime.
Don't let rogue infrastructure give you a fright this Halloween. In this spooky journey, you'll conjure Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus to monitor eerie anomalies, migrate wandering workloads, and banish runaway metric costs. Then, summon the raw analytical power of AlloyDB—brewing migrations from PostgreSQL and supercharging heavy query speeds with the Columnar Engine. Slay both challenge labs to prove no gremlin, phantom spike, or bloated query can haunt your cloud.
Transforming unstructured multimedia into searchable, structured data is the core of modern cognitive computing. In this voyage, you'll analyze sentiment and extract entities using the Cloud Natural Language API, pairing language workflows with Apache Spark to demonstrate big-data scalability. From there, you'll branch into multimodal synthesis—generating lifelike audio using Text-to-Speech, bridging global barriers with the Cloud Translation API, and annotating video streams via Video Intelligence. Complete both challenge labs to prove you can deploy pre-trained models that read, speak, translate, and inspect content at scale.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transforming raw spreadsheet data into structured business intelligence requires precise validation, efficient navigation, and dynamic visual reporting. This voyage path builds core analytical competencies using Google Sheets. You will begin by implementing strict data validation rules, configuring targeted search workflows, and ensuring data integrity across large datasets. You will then advance to building dynamic charts and executing complex analytical formulas to extract meaningful insights. Finalized with a comprehensive challenge lab, this voyage prepares you to build reliable, presentation-ready analytical workbooks.
It’s all about global spans and execution plans. First, you'll get under the hood of Google Cloud Spanner to design schemas, load data at scale, and master query plan optimization. From there, you'll execute your serverless backend plan by wiring up Cloud Run Functions, Pub/Sub messaging, and API Gateway. Packed with two challenge labs, you'll leave with full control over enterprise data and event-driven APIs.
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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API quest, where you learn how the API derives sentiment from text.
Complete the introductory Build a Data Mesh with Knowledge Catalog skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building a data mesh with Knowledge Catalog to facilitate data security, governance, and discovery on Google Cloud. You practice and test your skills in tagging assets, assigning IAM roles, and assessing data quality in Knowledge Catalog.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Since last month's Arcade Trail wrapped up earlier than expected, we’re opening up this bonus game only for this month so you can grab that missed Arcade Point! You'll start on the vault side with Google Cloud Storage—managing buckets, exploring APIs, and locking down sensitive data with Bucket Lock. Then, you'll shift to event-driven vectors at the command line, triggering Cloud Run Functions and routing real-time messages through Pub/Sub. Complete with two hands-on challenge labs, this trail gets your streak back on track while building real-world storage and serverless skills.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator where you will be a Data Mesh Architect. In this simulation, you'll first tackle BigQuery to build date-partitioned tables, solve complex join pitfalls, and master nested data structures. Then, you'll shift to decentralized governance using Dataplex Knowledge Catalog to organize assets, assign metadata, and enforce strict cloud security. Complete with two realistic challenge labs, this simulation equips you to break down data silos, scale your infrastructure, and run a secure, seamless data mesh.
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!
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.
Managing an organization’s digital ecosystem isn't just about keeping the lights on—it's about building a secure launchpad for collaboration. In this trail, you'll step into the Google Workspace Admin Console to control user provisioning and application security from the ground up. Then, you'll switch gears to digital education, transforming standard environments into secure virtual classrooms using Google Meet and Google Classroom. Backed by a challenge lab, this trail is your fast track to running enterprise-grade cloud workspaces.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Securing applications and streamlining delivery go hand in hand in modern cloud environments. In this trail, you’ll work with tools like Cloud KMS, Identity-Aware Proxy, and service accounts to manage access and protect resources. You’ll also explore private Kubernetes clusters, artifact management, and build CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build—bringing together the essentials of cloud security and DevOps in practice.
Building and running applications on Google Cloud can take many forms—and this adventure brings them together. Get hands-on with App Engine, Cloud Run, Kubernetes Engine, and Compute Engine as you deploy applications, manage scaling, and explore modern architectures, including the shift from monolithic to microservices.
Working with data and applications requires the right balance of governance and agility. In this voyage, you’ll use Dataplex to organize, secure, and assess data quality while exploring concepts like data mesh. Alongside, you’ll get hands-on with Firebase—building serverless apps, working with Firestore, and managing data in real time—bringing together modern data management and application development.
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!
A season to build, experiment, and grow—one skill at a time. You’ll start with the fundamentals of networking, creating the foundation that connects everything together. From there, you’ll step into automation and application development using Cloud Scheduler, App Engine, and machine learning APIs. By the end, you’ll have a more confident, hands-on understanding of how modern applications are built, connected, and run on the cloud.
As platforms grow, maintaining speed, reliability, and seamless user experiences becomes critical. Inspired by Bobble AI and its journey to support millions of real-time interactions, this challenge explores how cloud-native systems are designed for efficiency at scale. You’ll work with Docker and Kubernetes to run and orchestrate applications, while also using IAM, Cloud Storage, and Monitoring to manage access, data, and performance. The result: a clearer view of how the right mix of containers, automation, and observability keeps modern applications fast, resilient, and efficient.
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.
In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps you use Google products and services to develop, test, deploy, and manage applications. With help from Gemini, you learn how to develop and build a web application, fix errors in the application, develop tests, and query data. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini improves the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.
On Google Cloud, building an app usually means handling more than just the code. You’ll need to deploy it, connect services, and keep things running properly. In this voyage, you’ll host a web app, set up a deployment pipeline, and build a REST API with Cloud Run. You’ll also try out Flutter and set up a Python development environment. You’ll work with VPC networks, load balancing, and clean up unused resources along the way. It’s a practical set of tasks that reflects how apps are actually run on Google Cloud.
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!
A lot of cloud work comes down to moving data, managing access, and making sense of what’s happening behind the scenes. In this trail, you’ll migrate a MySQL database to Google Cloud, work with IAM permissions using gcloud, and analyze network traffic with VPC Flow Logs. You’ll also store and manage media files, prepare data with Dataprep, and build reports using Looker Studio and LookML. There’s even a lab on measuring Speech-to-Text accuracy. It’s a mix of tasks that shows how data is handled, monitored, and used across different parts of Google Cloud.
78%—or nearly 8 in 10—business leaders say Google Cloud helps them stay ahead in the age of AI. A big part of that comes down to how teams build and connect intelligent systems. Here, you’ll build and manage conversational agents, and use speech-to-text and translation APIs to handle different types of input. You’ll also move from monolithic apps to microservices on GKE, connect workflows using webhooks, and use observability tools to keep track of what’s happening. IAM comes in as well to manage access where needed. It’s a practical look at how these pieces are used together in real setups.
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.
This course is dedicated to equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to uncover the unique challenges faced by MLOps teams when deploying and managing Generative AI models, and exploring how Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform empowers AI teams to streamline MLOps processes and achieve success in Generative AI projects.