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Muhammad Ikbal

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Build AI Agents with Enterprise Databases Earned فبراير 13, 2026 EST
Deploy Multi-Agent Systems with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Earned فبراير 13, 2026 EST
Build intelligent agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK) Earned فبراير 13, 2026 EST
Build AI Agents with Agent Platform and Flutter Earned فبراير 12, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Streamline App Development with Gemini Code Assist Earned فبراير 12, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Gemini for Application Developers Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Vertex AI Search for Commerce Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Vector Search and Embeddings Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Gemini for Network Engineers Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Gemini for DevOps Engineers Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Create Embeddings, Vector Search, and RAG with BigQuery Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Prompt Design in Agent Platform Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Automate Data Capture at Scale with Document AI Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Mitigate Threats and Vulnerabilities with Security Command Center Earned فبراير 11, 2026 EST
Model Armor: Securing AI Deployments Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
Introduction to Security in the World of AI Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Gemini for Security Engineers Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
Create Agents with Generative Playbooks Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
AI Boost Bites: Automate tasks with Gemini and Apps Script Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
Agent Assist and its Gen AI Capabilities Earned فبراير 10, 2026 EST
Perform Predictive Data Analysis in BigQuery Earned فبراير 9, 2026 EST
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud Earned فبراير 9, 2026 EST
Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG Earned فبراير 9, 2026 EST
Deploy Multi-Agent Architectures Earned فبراير 9, 2026 EST
Kickstarting Application Development with Gemini Code Assist Earned فبراير 7, 2026 EST
Implement Multimodal Vector Search with BigQuery Earned فبراير 7, 2026 EST
Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Explore Generative AI in Agent Platform Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Enhance Gemini Model Capabilities Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Develop Gen AI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Build Serverless Applications with Cloud Run Functions Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Configure Service Accounts and IAM Roles for Google Cloud Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Develop Serverless Applications on Cloud Run Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Implement Cloud Security Fundamentals on Google Cloud Earned فبراير 6, 2026 EST
Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud Earned فبراير 5, 2026 EST
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage Earned يناير 22, 2026 EST
Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability Earned يناير 21, 2026 EST
Monitoring in Google Cloud Earned يناير 21, 2026 EST
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute Earned يناير 20, 2026 EST
[DEPRECATED] Gemini for Cloud Architects Earned يناير 16, 2026 EST
Intermediate ML: TensorFlow on Google Cloud Earned مايو 6, 2020 EDT
Anthos: Service Mesh Earned مايو 6, 2020 EDT
Deprecated Kubernetes Solutions Earned مايو 5, 2020 EDT
DEPRECATED Websites and Web Applications Earned مايو 5, 2020 EDT
[Deprecated] Cloud Logging Earned مايو 5, 2020 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Deploying Applications Earned مايو 4, 2020 EDT
DEPRECATED Application Development - Python Earned مايو 4, 2020 EDT
Cloud Development Earned مايو 4, 2020 EDT
Google Cloud Solutions I: Scaling Your Infrastructure Earned مايو 3, 2020 EDT
Google Developer Essentials Earned مايو 3, 2020 EDT
Intro to ML: Image Processing Earned مايو 3, 2020 EDT
Intro to ML: Language Processing Earned مايو 3, 2020 EDT
DEPRECATED Google Cloud Solutions II: Data and Machine Learning Earned مايو 2, 2020 EDT
DEPRECATED BigQuery for Marketing Analysts Earned مارس 24, 2020 EDT
DEPRECATED BigQuery Basics for Data Analysts Earned مارس 23, 2020 EDT
[DEPRECATED] Data Engineering Earned مارس 23, 2020 EDT
Baseline: Infrastructure Earned ديسمبر 25, 2019 EST
Cloud Engineering Earned ديسمبر 16, 2019 EST
Google Cloud Essentials Earned ديسمبر 9, 2019 EST
DEPRECATED Cloud Architecture Earned سبتمبر 19, 2019 EDT
Kubernetes in Google Cloud Earned مارس 23, 2019 EDT

Build AI agents that can leverage enterprise databases using the MCP Toolbox for Databases. You will define secure database interaction tools, and implement intelligent querying capabilities (leveraging vector embeddings, structured queries).

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In this course, you’ll learn to use the Google Agent Development Kit to build complex, multi-agent systems. You will build agents equipped with tools, and connect them with parent-child relationships and flows to define how they interact. You’ll run your agents locally and deploy them to Agent Runtime on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to run as a managed agentic flow, with infrastructure decisions and resource scaling handled by Agent Runtime. Please note these labs are based off a pre-released version of this product. There may be some lag on these labs as we provide maintenance updates.

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This structured course is for developers interested in building intelligent agents using the Agent Development Kit (ADK). It combines hands-on experience, core concepts, and practical application, to provide a comprehensive guide to using ADK. You can also join our community of Google Cloud experts and peers to ask questions, collaborate on answers, and connect with the Googlers making the products you use every day.

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This course provides a foundational understanding of Gemini models and their application in generative AI solutions. You will explore the tools available on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to build search and reasoning capabilities for your apps. You will also work with Flutter, Google's UI framework used to build applications for multiple platforms from a single codebase. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Designed for developers of all levels, this course introduces you to the core features and functionalities of Gemini Code Assist, an AI-powered app development collaborator for Google Cloud. From intelligent code suggestions and auto-completion to real-time error detection and refactoring assistance, you'll discover how Gemini Code Assist can significantly enhance your productivity and code quality, and save valuable time to focus on more productive and enjoyable tasks.

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In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps developers build applications. You learn how to prompt Gemini to explain code, recommend Google Cloud services, and generate code for your applications. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini improves the application development workflow. Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.

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This on-demand course provides partners the skills required to design, deploy, and monitor Vertail AI Search for Commerce solutions including retail search and recommendation AI for enterprise customers.

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Explore AI-powered search technologies, tools, and applications in this course. Learn semantic search utilizing vector embeddings, hybrid search combining semantic and keyword approaches, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) minimizing AI hallucinations as a grounded AI agent. Gain practical experience with Vertex AI Vector Search to build your intelligent search engine. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps network engineers create, update, and maintain VPC networks. You learn how to prompt Gemini to provide specific guidance for your networking tasks, beyond what you would receive from a search engine. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini makes it easier for you to work with Google Cloud VPC networks. Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.

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In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps engineers manage infrastructure. You learn how to prompt Gemini to find and understand application logs, create a GKE cluster, and investigate how to create a build environment. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini improves the DevOps workflow. Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.

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This course explores a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solution in BigQuery to mitigate AI hallucinations. It introduces a RAG workflow that encompasses creating embeddings, searching a vector space, and generating improved answers. The course explains the conceptual reasons behind these steps and their practical implementation with BigQuery. By the end of the course, learners will be able to build a RAG pipeline using BigQuery and generative AI models like Gemini and embedding models to address their own AI hallucination use cases.

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Complete the introductory Prompt Design in Agent Platform skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: prompt engineering, image analysis, and multimodal generative techniques, within Agent Platform. Discover how to craft effective prompts, guide generative AI output, and apply Gemini models to real-world marketing scenarios. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Earn the introductory skill badge by completing the Automate Data Capture at Scale with Document AI course. In this course, you learn how to extract, process, and capture data using Document AI.

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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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This course reviews the essential security features of Model Armor and equips you to work with the service. You’ll learn about the security risks associated with LLMs and how Model Armor protects your AI apps. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers transformative possibilities, but it also introduces new security challenges. This course equips security and data protection leaders with strategies to securely manage AI within their organizations. Learn a framework for proactively identifying and mitigating AI-specific risks, protecting sensitive data, ensuring compliance, and building a resilient AI infrastructure. Pick use cases from four different industries to explore how these strategies apply in real-world scenarios.

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In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps you secure your cloud environment and resources. You learn how to deploy example workloads into an environment in Google Cloud, identify security misconfigurations with Gemini, and remediate security misconfigurations with Gemini. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini improves your cloud security posture. Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.

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This course will teach you how to build conversational experiences for Conversational Agents using Generative Playbooks. You'll start with an introduction to playbooks and learn how to set up your first one. You'll also learn about the importance of testing, as well as key production considerations like quota limits and integration. The course concludes with a case study that shows how to use playbooks for generative steering. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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This video covers how to use Gemini and Apps Script to automate manual tasks across Google Workspace. You'll learn to prompt Gemini to generate Apps Script code that automatically drafts email reminders in Google Sheets for tasks not marked 'Complete.' Automate your workflow with little to no technical expertise, freeing up time for more important work and eliminating manual follow-ups.

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Unlock the power of generative AI to create intelligent, automated agents. After completing this course, you'll be equipped to develop a data store agent that can instantly answer complex questions by automatically extracting and synthesizing information from your websites, documents, or structured data. Say goodbye to static FAQs—your new agent will provide dynamic, accurate answers and even surface the original source URLs, all with a simple and rapid setup. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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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 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 Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: using multimodal prompts to extract information from text and visual data, generating a video description, and retrieving extra information beyond the video using multimodality with Gemini; building metadata of documents containing text and images, getting all relevant text chunks, and printing citations by using Multimodal Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Gemini. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Complete the 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.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Kickstarting Application Development with Gemini Code Assist course, where you will learn to leverage the power of Google's AI coding assistant and multiple development tech

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Complete the intermediate Implement Multimodal Vector Search with BigQuery skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using Gemini in BigQuery to generate and debug SQL, conduct sentiment analysis, summarize text and identify keywords, generate embeddings, create a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline, and implement multimodal vector search.

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Complete the intermediate Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: building data transformation pipelines to BigQuery using Dataprep by Trifacta; using Cloud Storage, Dataflow, and BigQuery to build extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows; and building machine learning models using BigQuery ML.

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Complete the intermediate Explore Generative AI in Agent Platform skill badge to demonstrate skills in text generation, image and video analysis for enhanced content creation, and applying function calling techniques within the Gemini API. Discover how to leverage sophisticated Gemini techniques, explore multimodal content generation, and expand the capabilities of your AI-powered projects. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Complete the intermediate Enhance Gemini Model Capabilities skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: leveraging advanced features of Gemini models, including code generation and execution, grounding, controlled content generation, and synthetic data creation, to build more powerful and sophisticated AI applications.

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Complete the intermediate Develop Gen AI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit skill badge course to demonstrate skills in text generation, applying function calls with the Python SDK and Gemini API, and deploying a Streamlit application with Cloud Run. In this course, you learn Gemini prompting, test Streamlit apps in Cloud Shell, and deploy them as Docker containers in Cloud Run. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Complete the introductory Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: image recognition, natural language processing, image generation using Google's powerful Gemini and Imagen models, deploying applications on the Google Cloud Agent Platform. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Complete the 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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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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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 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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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 the advanced skill badge by completing the Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud course, where you learn the basic features for the following machine learning and AI technologies: Cloud Vision API, Cloud Translation API, and Cloud Natural Language API.

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Complete the 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 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 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 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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In this course, you learn how Gemini, a generative AI-powered collaborator from Google Cloud, helps administrators provision infrastructure. You learn how to prompt Gemini to explain infrastructure, deploy GKE clusters and update existing infrastructure. Using a hands-on lab, you experience how Gemini improves the GKE deployment workflow. Duet AI was renamed to Gemini, our next-generation model.

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TensorFlow is an open source software library for high performance numerical computation that's great for writing models that can train and run on platforms ranging from your laptop to a fleet of servers in the Cloud to an edge device. This quest takes you beyond the basics of using predefined models and teaches you how to build, train and deploy your own on Google Cloud.

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This intermediate-level quest is unique among Qwiklabs quests. These labs have been curated to give operators hands-on practice with Anthos—a new, open application modernization platform on GCP. Anthos enables you to build and manage modern hybrid applications. Tasks include: installing service mesh, collecting telemetry, and securing your microservices with service mesh policies. This quest is composed of labs targeted to teach you everything you need to know to introduce service mesh, and Anthos, into your next hybrid cloud project.

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Containerized applications have changed the game and are here to stay. With Kubernetes, you can orchestrate containers with ease, and integration with the Google Cloud Platform is seamless. In this advanced-level quest, you will be exposed to a wide range of Kubernetes use cases and will get hands-on practice architecting solutions over the course of 8 labs. From building Slackbots with NodeJS, to deploying game servers on clusters, to running the Cloud Vision API, Kubernetes Solutions will show you first-hand how agile and powerful this container orchestration system is.

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When it comes to hosting websites and web applications, you want a framework that’s robust, fast, and secure. By choosing the Google Cloud Platform, you will have all of those needs covered. In this fundamental-level quest, you will get hands-on practice with GCPs key infrastructure and computing services for the web. From deploying your first web app, to integrating Cloud SQL with Ruby on Rails, to mapping the NYC subway system on App Engine, you will learn all the skills needed to harness GCPs web hosting power.

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Cloud Logging is a fully managed service that performs at scale. It can ingest application and system log data from thousands of VMs and, even better, analyze all that log data in real time. In this fundamental-level Quest, you learn how to store, search, analyze, monitor, and alert on log data and events from Google Cloud. The labs in the Quest give you hands-on practice using Cloud Logging to maximize your learning experience and provide insight on how you can use Cloud Logging to your own Google Cloud environment.

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The Google Cloud Platform provides many different frameworks and options to fit your application’s needs. In this introductory-level quest, you will get plenty of hands-on practice deploying sample applications on Google App Engine. You will also dive into other web application frameworks like Firebase, Wordpress, and Node.js and see firsthand how they can be integrated with Google Cloud.

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In this advanced-level quest, you will learn the ins and outs of developing GCP applications in Python. The first labs will walk you through the basics of environment setup and application data storage with Cloud Datastore. Once you have a handle on the fundamentals, you will get hands-on practice deploying Python applications on Kubernetes and App Engine (the latter is the same framework that powers Snapchat!) With specialized bonus labs that teach user authentication and backend service development, this quest will give you practical experience so you can start developing robust Python applications straight away.

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The hands-on labs in this Quest are structured to give experienced app developers hands-on practice with the state-of-the-art developing applications in Google Cloud. The topics align with the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Certification. These labs follow the sequence of activities needed to create and deploy an app in Google Cloud from beginning to end. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, it is recommended that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.

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In this course you will learn how you to harness serious Google Cloud power and infrastructure. The hands-on labs will give you use cases and you will be tasked with implementing scaling practices utilized by Google’s very own Solutions Architecture team. From developing enterprise grade load balancing and autoscaling, to building continuous delivery pipelines, Google Cloud Solutions I: Scaling your Infrastructure will teach you best practices for taking your Google Cloud projects to the next level.

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This introductory-level quest shows application developers how the Google Cloud ecosystem could help them build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud native applications. You learn how to develop and scale applications without setting up infrastructure, run data analytics, gain insights from data, and develop with pre-trained ML APIs to leverage machine learning even if you are not a Machine Learning expert. You will also experience seamless integration between various Google services and APIs to create intelligent apps.

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Using large scale computing power to recognize patterns and "read" images is one of the foundational technologies in AI, from self-driving cars to facial recognition. The Google Cloud Platform provides world class speed and accuracy via systems that can utilized by simply calling APIs. With these and a host of other APIs, GCP has a tool for just about any machine learning job. In this introductory quest, you will get hands-on practice with machine learning as it applies to image processing by taking labs that will enable you to label images, detect faces and landmarks, as well as extract, analyze, and translate text from within images.

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It’s no secret that machine learning is one of the fastest growing fields in tech, and the Google Cloud Platform has been instrumental in furthering its development. With a host of APIs, GCP has a tool for just about any machine learning job. In this introductory course, you will get hands-on practice with machine learning as it applies to language processing by taking labs that will enable you to extract entities from text, and perform sentiment and syntactic analysis as well as use the Speech to Text API for transcription.

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In this advanced-level quest, you will learn how to harness serious Google Cloud computing power to run big data and machine learning jobs. The hands-on labs will give you use cases, and you will be tasked with implementing big data and machine learning practices utilized by Google’s very own Solutions Architecture team. From running Big Query analytics on tens of thousands of basketball games, to training TensorFlow image classifiers, you will quickly see why Google Cloud is the go-to platform for running big data and machine learning jobs.

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Want to turn your marketing data into insights and build dashboards? Bring all of your data into one place for large-scale analysis and model building. Get repeatable, scalable, and valuable insights into your data by learning how to query it and using BigQuery. BigQuery is Google's fully managed, NoOps, low cost analytics database. With BigQuery you can query terabytes and terabytes of data without having any infrastructure to manage or needing a database administrator. BigQuery uses SQL and can take advantage of the pay-as-you-go model. BigQuery allows you to focus on analyzing data to find meaningful insights.

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Want to scale your data analysis efforts without managing database hardware? Learn the best practices for querying and getting insights from your data warehouse with this interactive series of BigQuery labs. BigQuery is Google's fully managed, NoOps, low cost analytics database. With BigQuery you can query terabytes and terabytes of data without having any infrastructure to manage or needing a database administrator. BigQuery uses SQL and can take advantage of the pay-as-you-go model. BigQuery allows you to focus on analyzing data to find meaningful insights.

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This advanced-level quest is unique amongst the other catalog offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer Certification. From Big Query, to Dataprep, to Cloud Composer, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud data engineering knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, you will need other preparation, too. The exam is quite challenging and external studying, experience, and/or background in cloud data engineering is recommended. Looking for a hands on challenge lab to demonstrate your skills and validate your knowledge? On completing this quest, enroll in and finish the additional challenge lab at the end of the Engineer Data in the Google Cloud to receive an exclusive Google Cloud digital badge.

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If you are a novice cloud developer looking for hands-on practice beyond Google Cloud Essentials, this course is for you. You will get practical experience through labs that dive into Cloud Storage and other key application services like Monitoring and Cloud Functions. You will develop valuable skills that are applicable to any Google Cloud initiative. 1-minute videos walk you through key concepts for these labs.

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This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.

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In this introductory-level course, you get hands-on practice with the Google Cloud’s fundamental tools and services. Optional videos are provided to provide more context and review for the concepts covered in the labs. Google Cloud Essentials is a recommendeded first course for the Google Cloud learner - you can come in with little or no prior cloud knowledge, and come out with practical experience that you can apply to your first Google Cloud project. From writing Cloud Shell commands and deploying your first virtual machine, to running applications on Kubernetes Engine or with load balancing, Google Cloud Essentials is a prime introduction to the platform’s basic features.

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This fundamental-level quest is unique amongst the other quest offerings. The labs have been curated to give IT professionals hands-on practice with topics and services that appear in the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Certification. From IAM, to networking, to Kubernetes engine deployment, this quest is composed of specific labs that will put your Google Cloud knowledge to the test. Be aware that while practice with these labs will increase your skills and abilities, we recommend that you also review the exam guide and other available preparation resources.

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Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration system, and Google Kubernetes Engine was designed specifically to support managed Kubernetes deployments in Google Cloud. In this course, you will get hands-on practice configuring Docker images, containers, and deploying fully-fledged Kubernetes Engine applications.

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