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.
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!
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.
Google processes over 2 trillion data operations a day—and now you’ll tap into the skills behind that scale on your path to your next Winter Win. You’ll streamline collaboration with Google Workspace, prep insight-ready data for Looker, build secure networks, launch compute resources, and keep everything steady with smart monitoring. Then you’ll bring it all together by deploying a website, building an AppSheet app, and managing data across Google Cloud. By the time you’re through, you won’t just reach your next Winter Win—you’ll feel like you earned every bit of it.
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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 .
Earn a skill badge by completing the Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet skill badge course, where you learn how to build chat bots and how to use the script editor in any document.
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.
Complete the introductory Integrate BigQuery Data and Google Workspace using Apps Script skill badge course to demonstrate skills in connecting Workspace products with BigQuery via AppSheet.
Earn a skill badge by completing the App Building with AppSheet course, where you learn how to build, configure, and publish apps using AppSheet.
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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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.
Nearly 1 in 3 people worldwide already use AI chatbots in their daily lives, and more than 90% of companies are exploring generative AI for work and learning. In this challenge, you’ll chat with bots that can talk about movies and music, and help you practise French, Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin, and Portuguese. You’ll also explore AI study partners designed for cloud roles like architect, engineer, and digital leader. These labs show how AI can make learning easier, more interactive, and a lot more fun.
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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!
This Diwali, trade the fireworks for fun chats! Hang out with Arcade Chatbots to brush up on cloud skills, from Cloud Architect to Machine Learning, then race through football stadiums and Olympic events—sprints, BMX, swimming, you name it. Every chat is a little spark that makes learning feel festive, fun, and totally worth it!
This Diwali, it’s not just lights—it’s your brain that gets to sparkle! Take on quizzes and challenges across cloud building blocks, firewalls, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Networking, and Identity & Access. Test your knowledge on roles like Cloud Digital Leader, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Developer, and Data Practitioner. Each question is a little spark, every correct answer lights up your skills!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Complete the introductory Create and Manage Cloud Spanner Instances skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: creating and interacting with Cloud Spanner instances and databases; loading Cloud Spanner databases using various techniques; backing up Cloud Spanner databases; defining schemas and understanding query plans; and deploying a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner instance.
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.
Every minute, people upload more than 500 hours of video to YouTube, while apps worldwide handle millions of users at once. Managing that kind of demand requires powerful, scalable cloud solutions. In this challenge, you’ll store and serve media in Cloud Storage, deploy apps on Kubernetes Engine, and connect networks with VPC peering. You’ll also explore Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, IAM, and load balancing for secure, reliable systems—plus dive into Dataproc and Video Intelligence for smarter data insights. These labs show how today’s apps scale, stay secure, and keep delivering when demand never slows down!
Modern applications rely on scalable infrastructure, secure identity management, and real-time monitoring to perform reliably. In this challenge, you’ll learn to configure Cloud Storage buckets for website hosting, deploy containers with Google Kubernetes Engine, and manage authentication and authorization with Vault. Explore Cloud Spanner for highly available databases, troubleshoot data models in Looker, and improve LookML projects for usability. You’ll also monitor logs, create alerts, and dive into Cloud Functions across Go, Node.js, .NET, and PHP to build responsive, secure, and scalable cloud applications.
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Earn a skill badge by completing the Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage course, where you use Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and Cloud Storage together to create a streaming data lake 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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Get Started with Looker skill badge course, where you learn how to analyze, visualize, and curate data using Looker Studio and Looker.
Complete the intermediate Deploy Kubernetes Applications on Google Cloud skill badge course to demonstrate skills in the following: Configuring and building Docker container images.Creating and managing Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters.Utilizing kubectl for efficient cluster management.Deploying Kubernetes applications with robust continuous delivery (CD) practices.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Data-driven decisions fuel growth, but research shows over 80% of enterprise workloads still juggle complex integrations across systems. These labs walk you through Cloud Spanner, Cloud SQL, Dataproc, and Dataflow—giving you hands-on practice in managing, processing, scaling data the way modern businesses do and a chance to earn an exclusive Google Cloud credential!
Data complexity slows innovation, with studies showing that nearly 70% of organizations struggle to unify siloed data and apply AI effectively. This challenge takes you end-to-end—starting with solving data join pitfalls, building warehouses, and governing assets with Dataplex, then moving into automation with Document AI and hands-on generative AI. You’ll practice ingesting healthcare data, managing cloud storage, customizing AI models, and even building a chat app with the Gemini API—skills that reflect the real-world shift toward data-driven and AI-powered solutions.
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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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.
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.
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.
Earn a skill badge by completing the Deploy and Secure Serverless APIs with API Gateway skill badge course, where you learn how to use API Gateway to deploy, secure, and manage APIs with a fully managed gateway.
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.
From containerization with Docker to scalable databases on Firebase, developer success starts with mastering the essentials. These labs guide you through core skills like container networking and volumes, static site hosting on Cloud Storage, database operations with Firestore in multiple languages, and Linux command-line basics—helping you strengthen the foundation every modern developer needs and earn an exclusive Google Cloud credential!
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization is the fifth and final course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. This course explores how organizations can use custom gen AI agents to help tackle specific business challenges. You gain hands-on practice building a basic gen AI agent, while exploring the components of these agents, such as models, reasoning loops, and tools. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
This course equips machine learning practitioners with the essential tools, techniques, and best practices for evaluating both generative and predictive AI models. Model evaluation is a critical discipline for ensuring that ML systems deliver reliable, accurate, and high-performing results in production. Participants will gain a deep understanding of various evaluation metrics, methodologies, and their appropriate application across different model types and tasks. The course will emphasize the unique challenges posed by generative AI models and provide strategies for tackling them effectively. By leveraging Google Cloud's Agent Platform, participants will learn how to implement robust evaluation processes for model selection, optimization, and continuous monitoring.
Ready to get started with AI Hypercomputer? This course makes it easy! We'll cover the basics of what they are and how they help AI with AI workloads. You'll learn about the different components inside a hypercomputer, like GPUs, TPUs, and CPUs, and discover how to pick the right deployment approach for your needs.
As the use of enterprise Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning continues to grow, so too does the importance of building it responsibly. A challenge for many is that talking about responsible AI can be easier than putting it into practice. If you’re interested in learning how to operationalize responsible AI in your organization, this course is for you. In this course, you will learn how Google Cloud does this today, together with best practices and lessons learned, to serve as a framework for you to build your own responsible AI approach.
This is an introductory level micro-learning course that explores what large language models (LLM) are, the use cases where they can be utilized, and how you can use prompt tuning to enhance LLM performance. It also covers Google tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps. Explore other content in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program.
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Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape is the third course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. Gen AI is changing how we work and interact with the world around us. But as a leader, how can you harness its power to drive real business outcomes? In this course, you explore the different layers of building gen AI solutions, Google Cloud’s offerings, and the factors to consider when selecting a solution.
Transform Your Work With Gen AI Apps is the fourth course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. This course introduces Google’s gen AI applications, such as Google Workspace with Gemini and Gemini Notebook. It guides you through concepts like grounding, retrieval augmented generation, constructing effective prompts and building automated workflows.
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Organizations of all sizes are embracing the power and flexibility of the cloud to transform how they operate. However, managing and scaling cloud resources effectively can be a complex task. This course explores the fundamental concepts of modern operations, reliability, and resilience in the cloud, and how Google Cloud can help support these efforts. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
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.
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.
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.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) represent an important evolution in information technologies that are quickly transforming a wide range of industries. Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence explores how organizations can use AI and ML to transform their business processes. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
As organizations move their data and applications to the cloud, they must address a rapidly evolving landscape of security challenges. This course explores the foundations of cloud security, the value of Google Cloud’s secure-by-design infrastructure, and the defense-in-depth strategy, while highlighting how AI-driven operations and compliance tools help organizations meet strict global regulatory requirements. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
Gen AI: Beyond the Chatbot is the first course of the Gen AI Leader learning path and has no prerequisites. This course aims to move beyond the basic understanding of chatbots to explore the true potential of generative AI for your organization. You explore concepts like foundation models and prompt engineering, which are crucial for leveraging the power of gen AI. The course also guides you through important considerations you should make when developing a successful gen AI strategy for your organization.
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.
Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts is the second course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. In this course, you unlock the foundational concepts of generative AI by exploring the differences between AI, ML, and gen AI, and understanding how various data types enable generative AI to address business challenges. You also gain insights into Google Cloud strategies to address the limitations of foundation models and the key challenges for responsible and secure AI development and deployment.
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Many traditional enterprises use legacy systems and apps that can't stay up-to-date with modern customer expectations. Business leaders often have to choose between maintaining their aging IT systems and investing in new products and services. This course explores these challenges and offers solutions to overcome them by using cloud technology. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
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Cloud technology is a powerful asset, and when paired with data, it becomes a catalyst for innovation and enhanced customer experiences. Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud examines how organizations can leverage the cloud to make their data more accessible, actionable, and valuable. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
Digital transformation is a critical journey for modern organizations, and establishing a strong baseline in cloud computing is the first step toward driving meaningful innovation. Digital Transformation with Google Cloud introduces the core technologies and strategic frameworks that help organizations modernize their operations. This course explores fundamental cloud concepts, global network infrastructure, and the shared responsibility model to help leaders navigate their path to the cloud with confidence. As part of the Cloud Digital Leader learning path, this course aims to help individuals grow in their role and build the future of their business.
Cloud roles are evolving fast—and staying future-ready means knowing more than just code. According to industry reports, over 70% of cloud professionals now work across app development, data engineering, and network management. This challenge is designed to equip you with skills across all three. You'll build dynamic apps with Flutter and Node.js, work with modern data tools like Firestore, LookML, and Cloud SQL, and strengthen your networking fundamentals with Cloud NAT, HA-VPN, and Private Google Access. There’s even a hands-on intro to machine learning with TensorFlow. These are the skills that don’t just meet today’s demands—they prepare you for what’s next!