Rafeek Ahamed M
Member since 2026
Diamond League
5281 points
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud
Earned Aug 19, 2026 EDT
Manage Agent Memory and State
Earned Jul 26, 2026 EDT
Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Safe Spaces
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Build Serverless Applications with Cloud Run Functions
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Arcade Adventure: Low-Code Development
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Optimize Agent Behavior
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Engineer AI Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Earned Jul 25, 2026 EDT
Human-Centered AI
Earned Jul 24, 2026 EDT
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Earned Jul 24, 2026 EDT
Orchestrate Multi-agent Workflows with Gemini Enterprise
Earned Jul 24, 2026 EDT
App Building with AppSheet
Earned Jul 23, 2026 EDT
Secure Software Delivery
Earned Jul 23, 2026 EDT
Arcade Base Camp July 2026
Earned Jul 23, 2026 EDT
Arcade Trail: Google Workspace Administration
Earned Jul 23, 2026 EDT
Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud
Earned Jul 22, 2026 EDT
Build a Data Mesh with Knowledge Catalog
Earned Jul 21, 2026 EDT
Arcade Simulator: Data Mesh Architect
Earned Jul 21, 2026 EDT
Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery
Earned Jul 20, 2026 EDT
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage
Earned Jul 19, 2026 EDT
Arcade Voyage: Cloud Storage and Data Governance
Earned Jul 19, 2026 EDT
Create Your First Gemini Enterprise Application
Earned Jul 18, 2026 EDT
Discover and Protect Sensitive Data Across Your Ecosystem
Earned Jul 17, 2026 EDT
Enterprise Agents and Use Cases
Earned Jul 11, 2026 EDT
Agent Fundamentals
Earned Jul 11, 2026 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Earned Jul 6, 2026 EDT
Build a Certification Study Guide: PCA Exam Prep
Earned Jun 10, 2026 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute
Earned Jun 9, 2026 EDT
AI Infrastructure: Introduction to AI Hypercomputer
Earned May 8, 2026 EDT
Introduction to Generative AI
Earned Mar 9, 2026 EDT
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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You've built basic LLM agents that respond to queries—now let's make them stateful. Use session state to build agents that maintain context, remember user preferences, and provide personalized experiences. Transform agents from stateless responders to intelligent assistants.
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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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Building a true "safe space" in the cloud means protecting your applications from external threats while keeping your internal infrastructure stable and efficient. This challenege starts by turning Security Command Center into your ultimate defensive shield—learning to spot risks, investigate threats, and secure your perimeter. From there, you'll bring that same safe-space philosophy to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) by isolating workloads safely with multi-tenant namespaces and protecting your budget through smart autoscaling ensuring your cloud environments remain secure and perfectly optimized.
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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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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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You’ve built your first agent—now it’s time to take it further. In this course, you’ll advance your skills by learning how to turn a basic AI agent into a sophisticated, precise assistant—applying advanced instructions, model selection, planning capabilities, and structured output patterns.
Explore other content in the Gemini 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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Explore the vital transition from task-driven workflows to human-centric AI orchestration. You will learn to strategically distinguish between augmentation and automation, and how to balance machine efficiency with human intuition.
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Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization is the fifth and final course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. This course explores how organizations can use custom gen AI agents to help tackle specific business challenges. You gain hands-on practice building a basic gen AI agent, while exploring the components of these agents, such as models, reasoning loops, and tools. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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 Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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 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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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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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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 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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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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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 Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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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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Discover how AI agents drive business impact. You’ll map agent types to your KPIs and explore use cases that solve real bottlenecks. Then, learn how Gemini Enterprise empowers you to build and orchestrate the right agents—from no-code to high-code solutions. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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This course introduces the fundamentals of AI agents and explores where agents add value in the real world. It provides a foundation for developers, architects, and technical decision-makers who want to understand AI systems through the lens of autonomous, goal-directed behavior.
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The Google Cloud Computing Foundations courses are for individuals with little to no background or experience in cloud computing. They provide an overview of concepts central to cloud basics, big data, and machine learning, and where and how Google Cloud fits in.
By the end of the series of courses, learners will be able to articulate these concepts and demonstrate some hands-on skills.
The courses should be completed in the following order:
1. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
2. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud
3. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud
4. Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
This first course provides an overview of cloud computing, ways to use Google Cloud, and different compute options.
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Learn how to use Gemini Notebook to create a personalized study guide for the Professional Cloud Architect certification exam.
You'll review Gemini Notebook features, create a notebook in Gemini Notebook, and learn how to use a study guide to practice for a certification exam.
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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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Ready to get started with AI Hypercomputer? This course makes it easy! We'll cover the basics of what they are and how they help AI with AI workloads. You'll learn about the different components inside a hypercomputer, like GPUs, TPUs, and CPUs, and discover how to pick the right deployment approach for your needs.
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This is an introductory level microlearning course aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. It also covers Google Tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps.
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