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Jorge Arturo Valdez Salamanca

Member since 2024

Select a Google Cloud Database for Your Applications Earned Apr 22, 2026 EDT
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services Earned Mar 25, 2026 EDT
Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation Earned Mar 5, 2026 EST
Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine Earned Feb 25, 2025 EST
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure Earned Feb 10, 2025 EST
Google Cloud VMware Engine Fundamentals Earned Dec 11, 2024 EST

In this course, you learn to analyze and choose the right database for your needs, to effectively develop applications on Google Cloud. You explore relational and NoSQL databases, dive into Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, and Spanner, and learn how to align database strengths with your application requirements, including those of generative AI. Gain hands-on experience configuring Vector Search and migrating applications to the cloud.

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This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, systems and applications services. This course also covers deploying practical solutions including customer-supplied encryption keys, security and access management, quotas and billing, and resource monitoring.

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This accelerated on-demand course introduces participants to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform services provided by Google Cloud with a focus on Compute Engine. Through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, participants explore and deploy solution elements, including infrastructure components such as networks, virtual machines and applications services. You will learn how to use the Google Cloud through the console and Cloud Shell. You'll also learn about the role of a cloud architect, approaches to infrastructure design, and virtual networking configuration with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Projects, Networks, Subnetworks, IP addresses, Routes, and Firewall rules.

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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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Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure introduces important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud. Through videos and hands-on labs, this course presents and compares many of Google Cloud's computing and storage services, along with important resource and policy management tools.

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In this course, you will start by building a solid foundation in core Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) concepts. From there, you'll dive into the unique architecture and components of GCVE, exploring how to prepare, deploy, and investigate VMs in a private cloud environment. The course will then guide you through managing and monitoring your private cloud, configuring networking and storage components, and connecting GCVE to the broader ecosystem of Google Cloud services and the internet.

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