Ricardo Silva
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Diamond League
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Build Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Earned مايو 11, 2026 EDT
Introduction to Data Analytics in Google Cloud
Earned ديسمبر 10, 2025 EST
Data Management and Storage in the Cloud
Earned ديسمبر 10, 2025 EST
Data Transformation in the Cloud
Earned ديسمبر 10, 2025 EST
The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud
Earned ديسمبر 10, 2025 EST
Put It All Together: Prepare for a Cloud Data Analyst Job
Earned ديسمبر 10, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone June 2025
Earned يونيو 18, 2025 EDT
Arcade Learn-a-Thon
Earned يونيو 16, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 2
Earned يونيو 9, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp June 2025
Earned يونيو 9, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Automation and Performance Testing
Earned يونيو 8, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 4
Earned يونيو 7, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 1
Earned يونيو 7, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia June 2025 Week 3
Earned يونيو 7, 2025 EDT
Level 3: AI Readiness
Earned يونيو 5, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Application and Network Infrastructure
Earned يونيو 4, 2025 EDT
Work Meets Play: Rapid Runs
Earned يونيو 2, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone May 2025
Earned يونيو 1, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia May 2025 Week 4
Earned مايو 14, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia May 2025 Week 2
Earned مايو 14, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia May 2025 Week 3
Earned مايو 13, 2025 EDT
Arcade NetworSkills
Earned مايو 13, 2025 EDT
Level 3: Building Blocks
Earned مايو 12, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia May 2025 Week 1
Earned مايو 8, 2025 EDT
App Building with AppSheet
Earned مايو 8, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Data Modeling and Reporting
Earned مايو 8, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Data Exploration and Integration
Earned مايو 7, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp May 2025
Earned مايو 6, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone April 2025
Earned أبريل 24, 2025 EDT
Monitor Environments with Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
Earned أبريل 23, 2025 EDT
Analyze Sentiment with Natural Language API
Earned أبريل 23, 2025 EDT
Work Meets Play: Travel Tales
Earned أبريل 23, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 4
Earned أبريل 22, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 3
Earned أبريل 14, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 2
Earned أبريل 7, 2025 EDT
Arcade TechCare
Earned أبريل 7, 2025 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute
Earned أبريل 4, 2025 EDT
DEPRECATED Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud
Earned أبريل 4, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia April 2025 Week 1
Earned أبريل 4, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Cloud Infrastructure & API Essentials
Earned أبريل 4, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Application Development and Security with GCP
Earned أبريل 3, 2025 EDT
Level 3: The Arcade Quiz
Earned أبريل 1, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp April 2025
Earned أبريل 1, 2025 EDT
Level 2: Security and Monitoring in GCP
Earned مارس 28, 2025 EDT
Protect Cloud Traffic with Chrome Enterprise Premium Security
Earned مارس 26, 2025 EDT
Migrate MySQL Data to Cloud SQL Using Database Migration Service
Earned مارس 26, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Certification Zone March 2025
Earned مارس 26, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia March 2025 Week 4
Earned مارس 25, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp March 2025
Earned مارس 25, 2025 EDT
Work Meets Play: Zero Waste Zone
Earned مارس 24, 2025 EDT
[DEPRECATED] The Skills Challenge at Next 2025
Earned مارس 19, 2025 EDT
Mitigate Threats and Vulnerabilities with Security Command Center
Earned مارس 19, 2025 EDT
Color Your Skills
Earned مارس 19, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia March 2025 Week 3
Earned مارس 18, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia March 2025 Week 2
Earned مارس 18, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia March 2025 Week 1
Earned مارس 18, 2025 EDT
Level 1: Security and Data Management with GCP
Earned مارس 12, 2025 EDT
Level 3: ACE App Dev
Earned مارس 11, 2025 EDT
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia February 2025 Week 4
Earned فبراير 26, 2025 EST
Secure Lakehouse Data
Earned فبراير 25, 2025 EST
Work Meets Play: Automobile
Earned فبراير 24, 2025 EST
Level 2: Cloud Deployment and Security
Earned فبراير 20, 2025 EST
Love Beyond Query!
Earned فبراير 19, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia February 2025 Week 3
Earned فبراير 14, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia February 2025 Week 2
Earned فبراير 14, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia February 2025 Week 1
Earned فبراير 13, 2025 EST
Level 1: App Dev and Deployment
Earned فبراير 10, 2025 EST
Level 3: Building Blocks
Earned فبراير 7, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Base Camp February 2025
Earned فبراير 7, 2025 EST
Put It All Together: Prepare for a Cloud Data Analyst Job
Earned فبراير 6, 2025 EST
The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud
Earned فبراير 6, 2025 EST
Data Transformation in the Cloud
Earned فبراير 4, 2025 EST
Data Management and Storage in the Cloud
Earned فبراير 3, 2025 EST
Skills Boost Arcade Trivia January 2025 Week 4
Earned يناير 31, 2025 EST
The Arcade Trivia January 2025 Week 3
Earned يناير 31, 2025 EST
The Arcade Trivia January 2025 Week 2
Earned يناير 31, 2025 EST
Level 2: Analysis with AI
Earned يناير 30, 2025 EST
Enrich Metadata and Discovery of Lakehouse Data
Earned يناير 29, 2025 EST
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Command Line
Earned يناير 29, 2025 EST
Level 1: Data Operations and Workflow Optimization
Earned يناير 29, 2025 EST
Introduction to Data Analytics in Google Cloud
Earned يناير 28, 2025 EST
The Arcade Trivia January 2025 Week 1
Earned يناير 24, 2025 EST
Introduction to Generative AI
Earned يناير 24, 2025 EST
Level 3: Arcade Heroes
Earned يناير 24, 2025 EST
Work with Gemini Models in BigQuery
Earned يناير 24, 2025 EST
Boost Productivity with Gemini in BigQuery
Earned يناير 23, 2025 EST
Applying Advanced LookML Concepts in Looker
Earned يناير 23, 2025 EST
Manage Data Models in Looker
Earned يناير 23, 2025 EST
Developing Data Models with LookML
Earned يناير 22, 2025 EST
Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports
Earned يناير 21, 2025 EST
The Arcade Certification Zone January 2025
Earned يناير 21, 2025 EST
The Arcade Base Camp January 2025
Earned يناير 20, 2025 EST
BigQuery for Data Analysts
Earned يناير 17, 2025 EST
Google Cloud Data Analytics Essentials
Earned يناير 14, 2025 EST
DEPRECATED Exploring APIs
Earned يناير 14, 2025 EST
Engineer Data for Predictive Modeling with BigQuery ML
Earned يناير 13, 2025 EST
Getting Started with Terraform for Google Cloud
Earned سبتمبر 26, 2024 EDT
Build a Data Mesh with Knowledge Catalog
Earned سبتمبر 12, 2024 EDT
Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog
Earned سبتمبر 10, 2024 EDT
Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows
Earned أغسطس 21, 2024 EDT
Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations
Earned يونيو 12, 2024 EDT
Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Looker
Earned يونيو 7, 2024 EDT
Derive Insights from BigQuery Data
Earned يونيو 5, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Essentials
Earned مايو 23, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud
Earned مايو 22, 2024 EDT
DEPRECATED Build and Deploy Machine Learning Solutions on Vertex AI
Earned مايو 22, 2024 EDT
Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs
Earned مايو 21, 2024 EDT
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML
Earned مايو 21, 2024 EDT
Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud
Earned مايو 21, 2024 EDT
Introduction to AI and Machine Learning on Google Cloud
Earned مايو 14, 2024 EDT
Prepare Data for ML APIs on Google Cloud
Earned مايو 10, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Earned مايو 9, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
Earned مايو 9, 2024 EDT
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network
Earned مايو 8, 2024 EDT
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking & Security in Google Cloud
Earned مايو 7, 2024 EDT
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud
Earned مايو 3, 2024 EDT
Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine
Earned أبريل 30, 2024 EDT
Learn about how you can use Agent Development Kit (ADK) to build complex, production-ready AI agents. This course covers ADK’s open-source framework, moving from simple prompt engineering to a code-first, structured software development approach suitable for enterprise-grade, multi-agent systems. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Welcome learner! This is the first of five courses of the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. Jump into the world of data analytics and cloud computing. Explore the data lifecycle in the cloud and gain a better understanding of the common tools used by data analysts.
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Hi again! This is the second course of the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. Get cozy with the key components of data governance, normalized and star schemas, data catalogs, and data lakehouse architecture.
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This is the third of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll begin by getting an overview of the data journey, from collection to insights. You’ll then learn how to use SQL to transform raw data into a usable format. Next, you’ll learn how to transform high volumes of data with a data pipeline. Finally, you’ll gain experience applying transformation strategies to real data sets to solve business needs.
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You’re over halfway through the program! This is the fourth course of the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. Level up your data visualization skills by unlocking the secrets of transforming flat data into captivating stories that leap from the screen and onto the agenda of your key stakeholders. Happy learning!
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You made it! This is the fifth and final course of the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. There’s no time like the present to start preparing for your job as a Cloud Data Analyst. Let's polish up that resume and refine those interview skills to allow you to show up with confidence for your interview!
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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone. Be one of the first 50 people to complete the challenge and earn a 50% discount voucher for your next Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam. Welcome!
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Lace up for the Learn-a-Thon, your ultimate endurance challenge to master Google Cloud! This game features dynamic, hands-on labs where you'll conquer advanced topics like Terraform for robust load balancing, extract deep insights using Cloud ML APIs for perceptive text analysis, explore the fundamentals of EOSIO blockchain, and deploy Jenkins on Kubernetes for seamless CI/CD. Rack up points, earn a prestigious badge, and truly accelerate your cloud expertise.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
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This set of labs helps you explore, manage, and visualize data effectively while also diving into task automation and performance testing on Google Cloud. You’ll work with tools like Looker and Looker Studio to model data, create derived tables, and build compelling dashboards for insights into billing and usage. You’ll also explore data governance with Data Catalog and service discovery using Service Directory. On the automation front, you’ll set up scheduled jobs with Cloud Scheduler and use Kubernetes for distributed load testing. Additionally, you'll learn how to test network latency between VMs and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for June 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 June Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Thinking about certifications or just want to see how far you've come? This challenge is your chance to sharpen your skills with help from Generative AI. Start by reflecting on where you stand in the digital space, then jump into Gen AI-powered reviews tailored to key Google Cloud certifications like Generative AI Digital, Data Practitioner, Cloud Developer, and DevOps Engineer. Wrap things up with fun, fast quizzes to test what you’ve learned and spot areas to improve. Its a smarter, more focused way to prep—and a great way to keep your journey in the cloud going strong!
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This set of labs helps you get practical experience deploying applications and managing cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud. You’ll start by launching apps using App Engine and Dataflow across languages like PHP, Go, and Python. Then, you’ll explore how to design and manage Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, control access, and use tools like internal load balancers and Cloud CDN to optimize performance and cost. As you go, you'll gain hands-on experience with Terraform to automate infrastructure deployment and maintain state across environments. Whether you're new to cloud deployment or looking to sharpen your networking and automation skills, these labs provide a strong foundation for building scalable, efficient applications.
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Getting from point A to B quickly is Rapido’s promise—but delivering on that takes more than just two wheels. In this challenge, you’ll see how Rapido used Google Cloud to scale from a bike-taxi service to launching delivery solutions for people and businesses, all while handling real-time demand across 100+ cities. You’ll explore how tools like Kubernetes, Cloud Vision, Firebase, and BigQuery help manage microservices, onboard drivers in minutes, and personalize user experiences. From rapid app releases to smarter route planning, discover how cloud technology keeps Rapido moving fast—on the road and in the backend.
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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May 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 May Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Modern apps don’t just need to run—they need to run smart, fast, and secure. With these labs, you'll get hands-on with the foundational tools that power today's connected experiences. You'll configure VPC networks, manage identity with IAM and IAP, and monitor systems using Prometheus and Cloud Monitoring. You’ll also deploy serverless apps with Cloud Run and generate PDFs with Go. It’s everything you need to sharpen your networking know-how—fast!
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Get hands-on with the core tools behind modern app development on Google Cloud. Start by exploring Artifact Registry to securely store, organize, and manage your container images and packages. You’ll explore key tasks like setting up repositories, configuring authentication, applying tags, and automating cleanups. Then, transition to Cloud Run to deploy stateless, containerized applications with ease. Learn how to work with environment variables, manage secrets, control traffic, and build scalable, event-driven services and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for May Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the May Trivia Week 1 badge!
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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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This set of labs is all about helping you get hands-on with Looker and Google Cloud to turn raw data into clear, useful insights. You’ll learn how to build and organize your data models using LookML, create custom metrics and dimensions, and use derived tables to clean and shape your data. Along the way, you'll explore best practices like modularizing your code and improving query performance with caching and datagroups. Once the data’s in shape, you’ll move into Looker Studio to build reports, schedule dashboards, and set up alerts—making it easier to share what matters with your team.
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This challenge is designed to help you get comfortable working with data across tools like Google Sheets, BigQuery, Looker, and even Google Docs. You’ll start by learning how to find, filter, and visualize data in Sheets, and run quick-start projects using Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Dataplex, and Cloud Filestore from the command line. From there, you’ll dive deeper—writing SQL to explore real-world datasets, spotting common query errors, and troubleshooting data models in Looker. You’ll also pick up best practices to make your LookML projects easier to use and maintain. Whether you're just exploring or solving tricky issues, these labs give you the practical skills to work smarter with your data.
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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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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone.
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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.
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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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Booking a hotel online often comes down to what you see—and for Goibibo, making those visuals accurate and timely is key. In this challenge, you’ll explore how Goibibo sped up the process of moderating and publishing thousands of hotel images each day using tools like Cloud Vision and AutoML. Through hands-on labs, you’ll learn how to classify and analyze images, work with cloud storage, manage networks, and explore data using BigQuery and Looker. You’ll also get a closer look at how cloud infrastructure supports fast, reliable user experiences. Whether it’s processing photos or managing traffic, you’ll see how technology helps keep things running smoothly behind the scenes!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April Week 4! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April Week 3! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April Week 2! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Learn how to streamline healthcare data management with cloud technology. In these hands-on labs, you'll work with FHIR and HL7v2 data using the Healthcare API, de-identify medical images, and build a secure data lake on Cloud Storage. You'll also explore ways to cut cost and process large datasets with Cloud Dataproc. Whether it's managing patient records or securing sensitive data, these labs will equip you with the skills to enhance healthcare technology.
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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 Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud quest, where you learn how to work with VPC networks and load balancers 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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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for April Week 1! Play throughout the month and boost your cloud learning journey. Every week, we'll release a new set of questions to test your knowledge of Google Cloud Platform. Get started now and earn the April Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Get hands-on with Google Cloud’s core infrastructure and API capabilities. These labs walk you through deploying virtual machines, setting up network load balancers, and provisioning services through Cloud Marketplace. You'll also explore API management with API Gateway and enhance security with Cloud Data Loss Prevention and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Build smarter, more connected applications while keeping security at the forefront. These hands-on labs take you through creating dynamic Gmail Add-ons, Google Chat Bots, and AI-powered document tools. You'll also explore securing cloud environments with Binary Authorization, detecting threats with Security Command Center, and monitoring performance with Google Cloud’s managed services. Get ready to develop, secure, and optimize with confidence!
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Welcome to the Arcade Quiz, where every question is a chance to learn, explore, and challenge yourself. Explore a variety of intriguing topics, put your cloud knowledge to the test, and complete all the challenges to earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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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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Staying ahead of threats and ensuring secure cloud environments requires the right tools and expertise. These hands-on labs help you detect and investigate security risks, protect sensitive data, and monitor cloud infrastructure effectively. You'll explore Security Command Center, Vault, Chronicle SIEM, and Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus to strengthen your security posture. Whether it’s securing applications, managing identities, or optimizing network security, these labs provide practical experience to help you build a more resilient cloud environment!
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Protect Cloud Traffic with Chrome Enterprise Premium Security skill badge course, where you learn how to leverage Chrome Enterprise Premium to provide secure access to critical apps and services, improve your security posture with a modern Zero Trust platform, securely provide access to resources using identity and context-aware access control, and support hybrid cloud workloads using Client Connector.
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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.
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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 4 badge!
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Welcome to Base Camp, where you’ll develop key Google Cloud skills (available in Spanish and Portuguese too!) and earn an exclusive credential that will open doors to the cloud for you. No prior experience is required!
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Every year, tons of food go to waste—but what if technology could change that? In this challenge, you’ll explore how cloud computing, AI, and automation are helping businesses like Karma to track, manage, and reduce food waste more efficiently than ever. Get hands-on experience with tools like Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, and BigQuery ML to build real-time monitoring systems, optimize supply chains, and make data-driven sustainability decisions. Whether it’s using AI to predict demand or automating workflows to cut down on waste, you’ll see firsthand how technology is shaping a zero-waste future!
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This Course is utilized to certify completion of The Skills Challenge at Next 2025.
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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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Color your learning journey with new skills this March! Get hands-on with Looker, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage to organize, analyze, and present data in fresh new ways. Whether you're creating dashboards or mapping insights, these labs help you turn raw data into clear, meaningful information. No experience? No problem!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for March 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 March Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Securing data and managing cloud applications doesn’t have to be complicated. These hands-on labs guide you through protecting sensitive information, strengthening cloud security, and automating reports with Looker Studio Pro. You'll gain practical experience in safeguarding AI model responses, securing software supply chains, and managing distributed services with GKE.
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Learn how to build and deploy cloud applications with hands-on practice and pick up essential skills like automation, optimization, and scalability. Get real-world experience to create efficient, high-performing apps and earn an exclusive Google Cloud Credential!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for February 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 February Trivia Week 4 badge!
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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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Explore how AI is transforming manufacturing efficiency with these hands-on labs. You’ll get hands-on experience with tools like Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Build, learning how businesses are using hybrid cloud technology to cut costs and increase productivity. Discover how AI is making a real impact, and gain practical skills that are shaping the future of work at Toyota—all in an engaging, interactive way.
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Cloud deployment and security are at the heart of modern app management. Whether you’re deploying websites with Kubernetes, managing data in BigQuery, or securing your cloud with CFT Scorecard, these hands-on labs will guide you through every step. With tools like Cloud Run and Dialogflow monitoring, you’ll gain practical experience and real-world skills that are in high demand—no prior experience required!
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Fall in love with data this Valentine's. Get hands-on with labs that teach you everything from data exploration and filtering to dashboard alerts and Looker Studio magic. No prior experience needed—Game on!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for February 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 February Trivia Week 3 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for February 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 February Trivia Week 2 badge!
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost Arcade Trivia for February 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 February Trivia Week 1 badge!
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Turn your app ideas into reality with Google Cloud in 2025! Whether you're a beginner or looking to level up, these hands-on labs will guide you through building and deploying apps. Set up your development environment, store and manage data, and launch scalable, serverless applications—all with real-world challenges designed to boost your skills. No experience? No problem!
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Getting started in the cloud doesn’t have to be complicated. With these hands-on building blocks, you’ll explore essential Google Cloud services like Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and IAM. You’ll learn how to store and manage data, set up secure networks, and even deploy apps with Cloud Run and Firestore. Whether you're new to the cloud or just brushing up on the basics, these labs provide real, practical experience—no prior experience needed!
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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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This is the fifth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll combine and apply the foundational knowledge and skills from courses 1-4 in a hands-on Capstone project that focuses on the full data lifecycle project. You’ll practice using cloud-based tools to acquire, store, process, analyze, visualize, and communicate data insights effectively. By the end of the course, you’ll have completed a project demonstrating their proficiency in effectively structuring data from multiple sources, presenting solutions to varied stakeholders, and visualizing data insights using cloud-based software. You’ll also update your resume and practice interview techniques to help prepare for applying and interviewing for jobs.
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This is the fourth of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll focus on developing skills in the five key stages of visualizing data in the cloud: storytelling, planning, exploring data, building visualizations, and sharing data with others. You’ll also gain experience using UI/UX skills to wireframe impactful, cloud-native visualizations and work with cloud-native data visualization tools to explore datasets, create reports, and build dashboards that drive decisions and foster collaboration.
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This is the third of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll begin by getting an overview of the data journey, from collection to insights. You’ll then learn how to use SQL to transform raw data into a usable format. Next, you’ll learn how to transform high volumes of data with a data pipeline. Finally, you’ll gain experience applying transformation strategies to real data sets to solve business needs.
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This is the second of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll explore how data is structured and organized. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the data lakehouse architecture and cloud components like BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, and DataProc to efficiently store, analyze, and process large datasets.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with Skills Boost 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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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the 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 the 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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Earn your latest Google Cloud Credential by exploring AI, machine learning, and data analysis. With AI expected to add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, now is the perfect time to get hands-on with tools like Gemini, Looker BI, TensorFlow, and Document AI. You'll work on real-world tasks like analyzing reviews, detecting fraud, and optimizing workflows. No experience needed—just a passion for learning and leveling up your skills!
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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.
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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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Earn your first Google Cloud Credential in 2025 by learning data operations and workflow optimization. Get hands-on with tools like Cloud Dataprep, BigLake, and Config Sync to simplify data management, reduce costs, and automate tasks. Whether you're analyzing BigQuery logs or organizing data in BigLake, these labs are designed to improve your workflow—no experience needed!
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This is the first of five courses in the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll define the field of cloud data analysis and describe roles and responsibilities of a cloud data analyst as they relate to data acquisition, storage, processing, and visualization. You’ll explore the architecture of Google Cloud-based tools, like BigQuery and Cloud Storage, and how they are used to effectively structure, present, and report data.
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Hey there! You're invited to game on with the 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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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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Level up your cloud skills with hands-on labs covering everything from storage and BigQuery to VPCs, Pub/Sub, and Artifact Registry for Python and Go. No experience needed—explore, learn, and earn your Google Cloud Credential on your journey to becoming an Arcade Hero!
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This course demonstrates how to use AI/ML models for generative AI tasks in BigQuery. Through a practical use case involving customer relationship management, you learn the workflow of solving a business problem with Gemini models. To facilitate comprehension, the course also provides step-by-step guidance through coding solutions using both SQL queries and Python notebooks.
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This course explores Gemini in BigQuery, a suite of AI-driven features to assist data-to-AI workflow. These features include data exploration and preparation, code generation and troubleshooting, and workflow discovery and visualization. Through conceptual explanations, a practical use case, and hands-on labs, the course empowers data practitioners to boost their productivity and expedite the development pipeline.
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In this course, you will get hands-on experience applying advanced LookML concepts in Looker. You will learn how to use Liquid to customize and create dynamic dimensions and measures, create dynamic SQL derived tables and customized native derived tables, and use extends to modularize your LookML code.
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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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This course empowers you to develop scalable, performant LookML (Looker Modeling Language) models that provide your business users with the standardized, ready-to-use data that they need to answer their questions. Upon completing this course, you will be able to start building and maintaining LookML models to curate and manage data in your organization’s Looker instance.
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Complete the introductory Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: filtering, sorting, and pivoting data; merging results from different Looker Explores; and using functions and operators to build Looker dashboards and reports for data analysis and visualization.
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Google Cloud Certifications provide a tangible way for you to demonstrate your skills to potential or current employers. These certifications incorporate performance-based questions, testing your hands-on expertise through practical tasks. Begin your journey towards becoming a Google Certified Professional with the help of the Arcade Cert Zone.
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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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This course is designed for data analysts who want to learn about using BigQuery for their data analysis needs. Through a combination of videos, labs, and demos, we cover various topics that discuss how to ingest, transform, and query your data in BigQuery to derive insights that can help in business decision making.
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Discover how to turn raw numbers into clear, data-driven decisions on Google Cloud. Through hands-on labs and practical real-world scenarios, this beginner-level course guides you through querying data in BigQuery, exploring trends in Looker, and crafting shareable, interactive reports in Data Studio.
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Google Cloud Application Programming Interfaces are the mechanism to interact with Google Cloud Services programmatically. This quest will give you hands-on practice with a variety of GCP APIs, which you will learn through working with Google’s APIs Explorer, a tool that allows you to browse APIs and run their methods interactively. By learning how to transfer data between Cloud Storage buckets, deploy Compute Engine instances, configure Dataproc clusters and much more, Exploring APIs will show you how powerful APIs are and why they are used almost exclusively by proficient GCP users. Enroll in this quest today.
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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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This course provides an introduction to using Terraform for Google Cloud. It enables learners to describe how Terraform can be used to implement infrastructure as code and to apply some of its key features and functionalities to create and manage Google Cloud infrastructure.
Learners will get hands-on practice building and managing Google Cloud resources using Terraform.
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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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Complete the introductory Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating Knowledge Catalog assets, creating aspect types, and applying aspects to entries in Knowledge Catalog.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows skill badge course, where you learn how to use Pub/Sub through the Cloud console, how Cloud Scheduler jobs can save you effort, and when Pub/Sub Lite can save you money on high-volume event ingestion.
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In this course you will learn the fundamentals of no-code app development and recognize use cases for no-code apps. The course provides an overview of the AppSheet no-code app development platform and its capabilities. You learn how to create an app with data from spreadsheets, create the app’s user experience using AppSheet views and publish the app to end users.
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In this course, you learn how to do the kind of data exploration and analysis in Looker that would formerly be done primarily by SQL developers or analysts. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to leverage Looker's modern analytics platform to find and explore relevant content in your organization’s Looker instance, ask questions of your data, create new metrics as needed, and build and share visualizations and dashboards to facilitate data-driven decision making.
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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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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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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
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Earn the intermediate skill badge by completing the Build and Deploy Machine Learning Solutions on Vertex AI skill badge course, where you learn how to use Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform, AutoML, and custom training services to train, evaluate, tune, explain, and deploy machine learning models.
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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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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 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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This course introduces Google Cloud's AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities, with a focus on developing both generative and predictive AI projects. It explores the various technologies, products, and tools available throughout the data-to-AI lifecycle, empowering data scientists, AI developers, and ML engineers to enhance their expertise through interactive exercises.
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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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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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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 final course in the series reviews managed big data services, machine learning and its value, and how to demonstrate your skill set in Google Cloud further by earning Skill Badges.
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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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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 third course covers cloud automation and management tools and building secure networks.
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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 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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