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Bala Prathap

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Gold League

2736 points
Set Up a Google Cloud Network Earned Eyl 10, 2026 EDT
Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability Earned Eyl 10, 2026 EDT
Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources Earned Eyl 10, 2026 EDT
Enrich Metadata and Discovery of Lakehouse Data Earned Eyl 10, 2026 EDT
Streaming Analytics into BigQuery Earned Eyl 10, 2026 EDT
Pitch Perfect Earned Eyl 3, 2026 EDT
Implement Sensitive Data Protection on Google Cloud Earned Eyl 2, 2026 EDT
Create ML Models with BigQuery ML Earned Eyl 2, 2026 EDT
Configure Service Accounts and IAM Roles for Google Cloud Earned Ağu 31, 2026 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Command Line Earned Ağu 27, 2026 EDT
Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs Earned Ağu 27, 2026 EDT
Using the Google Cloud Speech API Earned Ağu 27, 2026 EDT
Implement Speech and Language Solutions with Pre-trained APIs Earned Ağu 26, 2026 EDT
Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine Earned Ağu 26, 2026 EDT
Implement Event-Driven Messaging and Automation Workflows Earned Ağu 26, 2026 EDT
Develop AI-Powered Prototypes in Google AI Studio Earned Ağu 26, 2026 EDT
Perform Predictive Data Analysis in BigQuery Earned Ağu 24, 2026 EDT
Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud Earned Ağu 23, 2026 EDT
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console Earned Ağu 22, 2026 EDT
The Basics of Google Cloud Compute Earned Ağu 22, 2026 EDT
Google Cloud'da Web Sitesi Derleme Earned Ağu 22, 2026 EDT
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage Earned Ağu 22, 2026 EDT
Arcade Adventure: Data Vault Earned Ağu 22, 2026 EDT
Arcade Trail: Cloud Delivery Systems Earned Ağu 16, 2026 EDT
Arcade Voyage: Google Sheets Earned Ağu 9, 2026 EDT
Arcade Base Camp August 2026 Earned Ağu 7, 2026 EDT
Spans and Plans Earned Ağu 6, 2026 EDT
Arcade Simulator: Network Security Engineer Earned Ağu 4, 2026 EDT
Privileged Access with IAM Earned Ağu 4, 2026 EDT
Deploy Multi-Agent Architectures Earned Tem 31, 2026 EDT
Engineer AI Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK) Earned Tem 31, 2026 EDT
Arcade Base Camp July 2026 Earned Tem 30, 2026 EDT
Orchestrate Multi-agent Workflows with Gemini Enterprise Earned Tem 29, 2026 EDT
Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud Earned Tem 29, 2026 EDT
Google Cloud'da Uygulama Geliştirme Ortamı Oluşturma Earned Tem 29, 2026 EDT
Implement CI/CD Pipelines on Google Cloud Earned Tem 29, 2026 EDT
Agent Platform'da İstem Tasarımı Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Google Cloud'da Makine Öğrenimi API'leri İçin Veri Hazırlama Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Use Machine Learning APIs on Google Cloud Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Analyze BigQuery Data in Connected Sheets Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Organize and Govern Data with Knowledge Catalog Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Storage and Data Protection Solutions Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Implement Cloud Collaboration and Productivity Workflows Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc Earned Tem 28, 2026 EDT
Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery Earned Tem 26, 2026 EDT
Arcade Simulator: Data Mesh Architect Earned Tem 26, 2026 EDT
Build a Data Mesh with Knowledge Catalog Earned Tem 25, 2026 EDT
Create Your First Gemini Enterprise Application Earned Tem 24, 2026 EDT
BigQuery for Data Analysts Earned Tem 22, 2026 EDT

Earn a skill badge by completing the Set Up a Google Cloud Network skill badge course, where you will learn how to perform basic networking tasks on Google Cloud Platform - create a custom network, add subnets firewall rules, then create VMs and test the latency when they communicate with each other.

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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 Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: granting and revoking IAM permissions; installing monitoring and logging agents; creating, deploying, and testing an event-driven Cloud Run function.

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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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Earn a skill badge by completing the Streaming Analytics into BigQuery skill badge course, where you use Pub/Sub, Dataflow and BigQuery together to stream data for analytics.

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Great teams don't just wing it—they execute a game plan. In this track, you'll captain your backend from the tactical board to the final whistle. Tune Spanner schemas for high-pressure traffic, whip pinpoint Pub/Sub messages across your services , and score clean API deployments with Cloud Run. Beat the challenge labs to claim your badge!

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Complete the Implement Sensitive Data Protection on Google Cloud Skill Badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: using Sensitive Data Protection services (including the Cloud Data Loss Prevention API) to inspect, redact, and de-identify sensitive data in Google Cloud.

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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 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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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 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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Earn a skill badge by completing the Using the Google Cloud Speech API skill badge course, where you learn how create a Speech-to-Text API request, transcribe audio speech to text, and transcribe speech.

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Earn the Introductory Skill Badge by completing the Implement Speech and Language Solutions with Pre-trained APIs course, where you learn how to use speech related API tools to synthesise and transcribe speech.

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Earn a Skill Badge by completing the Deploy and Manage Applications on Google App Engine course, where you learn how to use App Engine with Python, Go, and PHP.

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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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Complete the introductory Develop AI-Powered Prototypes in Google AI Studio skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: crafting effective prompts, leveraging multimodal capabilities for image and video analysis, prototyping functional AI-driven applications from templates and text prompts, and utilizing API keys to build and deploy custom AI solutions. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise 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 intermediate Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: managing deployments with kubectl, monitoring and debugging applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and continuous delivery techniques.

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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 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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Google Cloud'da Web Sitesi Derleme beceri rozeti kursunu tamamlayarak giriş düzeyindeki beceri rozetini kazanın. Get Cooking in Cloud serisine dayanan bu kursta şu konular ele alınır:Cloud Run'da web sitesi dağıtmaCompute Engine'de web uygulaması barındırmaGoogle Kubernetes Engine'de web sitenizi oluşturma, dağıtma ve ölçeklendirmeCloud Build'i kullanarak monolitik bir uygulamadan mikro hizmetler mimarisine geçiş

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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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Who says sharing complex data across boundaries has to be a compliance nightmare? This adventure is your blueprint for delivering modern Analytics-as-a-Service on Google Data Cloud. You'll start by building secure, authorized views on BigQuery to safely expose data to partners without exposing underlying tables. Next, you'll learn to consume customer-specific datasets and streamline cross-organization data delivery. Packed with a hands-on challenge lab, this adventure gives you the practical skills to publish, share, and scale data seamlessly while keeping security tight.

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Accelerating software delivery while maintaining stability demands automated build, artifact, and release pipelines. This trail covers the core practices for implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) on Google Cloud. You will begin by managing container images with Artifact Registry and building automated pipelines for Google Kubernetes Engine using Cloud Build. Next, you will configure continuous delivery workflows with Google Cloud Deploy to safely promote releases across environments. Concluding with a practical challenge lab, this trail prepares you to establish resilient, production-ready deployment pipelines.

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Transforming raw spreadsheet data into structured business intelligence requires precise validation, efficient navigation, and dynamic visual reporting. This voyage path builds core analytical competencies using Google Sheets. You will begin by implementing strict data validation rules, configuring targeted search workflows, and ensuring data integrity across large datasets. You will then advance to building dynamic charts and executing complex analytical formulas to extract meaningful insights. Finalized with a comprehensive challenge lab, this voyage prepares you to build reliable, presentation-ready analytical workbooks.

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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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It’s all about global spans and execution plans. First, you'll get under the hood of Google Cloud Spanner to design schemas, load data at scale, and master query plan optimization. From there, you'll execute your serverless backend plan by wiring up Cloud Run Functions, Pub/Sub messaging, and API Gateway. Packed with two challenge labs, you'll leave with full control over enterprise data and event-driven APIs.

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Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator where you will step into the shoes of a Network Security Engineer. In this simulation, you'll first lock down access control across your infrastructure—crafting custom IAM roles, scripting permissions, and setting up Identity-Aware Proxy to secure user authentication without traditional VPNs. Then, you'll take control of hybrid enterprise topology, using Network Connectivity Center to link multi-cloud networks, VPCs, and site-to-site HA-VPNs. Complete with two realistic challenge labs, this simulation equips you to eliminate access blind spots, secure cross-cloud traffic, and build a fortress-grade network on Google Cloud.

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Complete the intermediate Privileged Access with IAM skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: custom roles using Identity and Access Management (IAM), the principle of least privilege, Just-in-Time (JIT) temporary elevated access, and security for web applications using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP).

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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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Complete the intermediate Engineer AI Agents with Agent Development Kit (ADK) skill badge by completing this course to demonstrate skills in the following: formulating real-world language model research problems; building a simple tokenizer; preparing a dataset for training a transformer language model; running the training loop of a small language model. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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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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Complete the introductory Orchestrate Multi-Agent Workflows with Gemini Enterprise skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: using agentic assistants powered by Gemini Enterprise to unify data across first- and third-party sources, develop multimedia marketing materials, and automate business actions across systems. Skill badges validate your practical knowledge on specific products through hands-on labs and challenge assessments. Earn a badge by completing a course or jump straight into the challenge lab to get your badge today. Badges prove your proficiency, enhance your professional profile, and ultimately lead to increased career opportunities. Visit your profile to track badges you’ve earned. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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Complete the intermediate Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using Terraform, provisioning and managing Google Cloud resources with Terraform configurations, effective state management (local and remote), and modularizing Terraform code for reusability and organization.

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Google Cloud'da Uygulama Geliştirme Ortamı Oluşturma kursunu tamamlayarak beceri rozeti kazanın. Bu kursta Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Functions ve Pub/Sub gibi teknolojilerin temel özelliklerini kullanarak depolama odaklı bulut altyapısı oluşturma ve bu altyapıyla bağlantı kurmayı öğreneceksiniz.

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Earn the intermediate skill badge by completing the Implement CI/CD Pipelines on Google Cloud skill badge course where you learn how to use Artifact Registry, Cloud Build, and Cloud Deploy. You interact with the Google Cloud console, Google Cloud CLI, Cloud Run, and GKE. This course teaches you how to build continuous integration pipelines, store and secure artifacts, scan for vulnerabilities, attest to the validity of approved releases. Additionally, you get hands-on experience deploying applications to both GKE and Cloud Run.

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Agent Platform'da istem mühendisliği, görüntü analizi ve çok modlu üretken teknikler gibi becerileri göstermek için Agent Platform'da İstem Tasarımı beceri rozetini tamamlayın. Etkili istemlerin nasıl oluşturulacağını, üretken yapay zeka çıktılarına nasıl rehberlik edileceğini ve Gemini modellerinin gerçek dünyadaki pazarlama senaryolarına nasıl uygulanacağını keşfedin.

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Giriş düzeyindeki Google Cloud'da Makine Öğrenimi API'leri İçin Veri Hazırlama beceri rozetini tamamlayarak şu konulardaki becerilerinizi gösterin: Dataprep by Trifacta ile veri temizleme, Dataflow'da veri ardışık düzenleri çalıştırma, Managed Service for Apache Spark'ta küme oluşturma ve Apache Spark işleri çalıştırma ve makine öğrenimi API'lerini (Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API ve Video Intelligence API dahil olmak üzere) çağırma.

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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 Analyze BigQuery Data in Connected Sheets skill badge to demonstrate that you can use Connected Sheets to access, analyze, visualize, and share billions of rows of BigQuery data from your Google Sheets spreadsheet.

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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 Cloud Storage and Data Protection Solutions course. Learn to create a Cloud Storage bucket, use the command line, and protect objects with Bucket Lock.

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Earn an introductory skill badge by completing the Implement Cloud Collaboration and Productivity Workflows course, where you will get introduced to Google's collaborative platform and learn to use Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Sheets, and AppSheet.

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API quest, where you discover how to leverage the Cloud Vision API for various tasks, including extracting text from images.

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Earn a Skill Badge by completing the Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc course. In this course, you use Eventarc to create event triggers for different resources, including Pub/Sub topics and Cloud Storage buckets.

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Complete the intermediate Build a Data Warehouse with BigQuery skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: joining data to create new tables, troubleshooting joins, appending data with unions, creating date-partitioned tables, and working with JSON, arrays, and structs in BigQuery.

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Welcome to this month's Arcade Simulator where you will be a Data Mesh Architect. In this simulation, you'll first tackle BigQuery to build date-partitioned tables, solve complex join pitfalls, and master nested data structures. Then, you'll shift to decentralized governance using Dataplex Knowledge Catalog to organize assets, assign metadata, and enforce strict cloud security. Complete with two realistic challenge labs, this simulation equips you to break down data silos, scale your infrastructure, and run a secure, seamless data mesh.

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Complete the 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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Create your first Gemini Enterprise application to earn a skill badge! Connect diverse data sources to your application to build a powerful, unified search and analysis engine. Master advanced capabilities like deep research agents, multi-agent ideation, and Gemini Notebook for focused analysis. Explore other content in the Gemini Agent Ready (GEAR) program.

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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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