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I have my exam on 30 June. I'm giving online exam. I have some questions, regarding to exam. - Should I expect labs in my exam? - If yes, then what should I prepare for labs. - How much marks for labs? - How many labs? - What will be the complexity of these labs. - How much time shall I have? Some says labs are no longer included in exam. Is that true? Also, if there's any learning resources for labs, pls share. Thanks submitted by /u/ahmedtm1 [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, Studying for Azure Fundamentals cert with MS Learn, Adam Marczak, and John Savill material. I want to make sure I’m studying the most current version of the exam. Has the exam changed much over the years? Any other places I should study from? Thanks! submitted by /u/ogvoidwalker2014 [link] [comments]

Spend all of one week reviewing and then took the AZ-900 today and passed with an 835. I expected it to be a bit tougher. Great experience though. John Savill’s videos and Microsoft Learn were enough for it. Next is the AZ-104, which I know is not going to be easy. I am going to set a goal of getting it with it 3 months though. submitted by /u/cloudsandbox [link] [comments]

Hi guys, I currently work as L1/L2 helpdesk and am looking to upskill myself by learning how to Administrate Azure. My current game plan: Watch the AZ-104 course on FreeCodeCamp and follow along if they have labs Read Exam Ref AZ-104 cover-to-cover Do the labs on the Microsoft Github page Will this be a recipe for first time success? I'm basing this gameplan on how I'm studying for the CCNA. Please help as I'd really like to learn and acquire this certificate. submitted by /u/job_equals_reddit [link] [comments]

How could would you say do the certs (especially Associate + Expert) prepare you for a job as a Cloud Architect? Would you say you feel competent enough to consult a customer in this context and design cloud native architecture afterwards (learning-on-the-job pretty much)? I'm currently working as a senior consultant and software engineer (7 years of experience). I have two offers with Senior Cloud Architect positions. I designed a SaaS architecture in Azure but only have around 1 year of cloud experience in the cloud. I have some doubts about my skillset, given that I know some Senior Cloud Architects with < 10 years of experience... Thanks! submitted by /u/CerealBit [link] [comments]

Used Adam Marczak to pass AZ-900, passed in two weeks spending a couple of hours a night. MS-900 passed after two days of study. Planning on now completing AZ-104, I use Azure typically daily in my Senior IT Engineer role over the last couple of months. How long has it taken people with similar experience with Azure to pass AZ-104? What is the best way to prepare, planning on using John Savill’s study material as I’m more of a doer/visual learner than written? Also hoping my firm will soon close their deal with LinkedIn learning so I can use that platform too. Any advice also appreciated! submitted by /u/EnthusiasmCrafty5986 [link] [comments]

As the title says, spent around 2 weeks studying for it. I was initially typing notes out, as I always do, but about a week into it, I was only on module 2. I decided to just learn visually and poke around in the Azure portal while reading the docs. Scheduled my exam for today and finished it in about 20 minutes. Here’s how I did it, for anyone looking to take it. Used the MS Learn for Azure Fundamentals. I did every single unit including the examples. A After this I did the first exam from TutorialsDojo and got a 75%. Felt really good about that. Did a little more studying and took the second exam, got a 64%. Turns out I had a lot of gaps. Went through John Savills exam cram and used the az-900 playlist for specific videos. Took the TD exam 2 again, got an 85%. Yesterday, I on and off studied all day, mostly in spurts so I wouldn’t try to cram too much. I did exam 3 last night and got an 70% and the final exam an hour after the 3rd in which I got a 90%. As of now, I’m already jumping straight into the AZ-104 then I’ll probably take the SC-900 followed by the AZ-500 submitted by /u/Skandiluz [link] [comments]

I moved up in my company to Junior DevOps Engineer and have been studying various AZ-400 courses pick and choosy like to help me grasp what I need to do in the moment. Usually once I get the basics I then work with other members of my team to create solutions. I only have my AZ-900, and to get the AZ-400 I need to do the AZ-104 or AZ-204. I feel a bigger affinity to the AZ-204 since I have a strong C# and Powershell background and automation and program concepts are easy for me. Be that as it may, would it be worth my time to get the AZ-204 and AZ-400 in that it would give me more negotiating power for higher compensation, or since I am already doing the job should my projects and experience be worth more at this point than certs? ​ tl;dr are azure certs more important to get your foot in the door or do they still hold value if you are already in the door submitted by /u/DelicateJohnson [link] [comments]

I am a Data Scientist looking to pickup the Azure Data Scientist Associate certification. I noticed all lessons use Python as the statistical programming language of choice. Azure supports the R programming language, which I primarily use for my work. Does anyone know if there is a certification version that uses R for the lessons? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/azure-data-scientist/#certification-exam-disclaimers submitted by /u/BigDeezerrr [link] [comments]

Question - I have just taken the AZ 500 and scored 643 (Fail) I had a scenario at the end with 9 tasks first 2 were ok, Register an app and then create a directory with User1. The next task is where things went horribly wrong it wanted me to setup a virtual network to Virtual network VMT1 -VMT2, I searched the resources found the virtual network but then it took me to the register free trial page, I checked the subscriptions and there weren't any, I wasn't able to complete any of the other tasks for the same reason was I doing something stupid any advice would be helpful. submitted by /u/LET828 [link] [comments]

Today i passed the MS-500 after 5 weeks of studying almost every evening. I used the following resources: MS-500 Exam guide book by: Peter Rising MS-500 Udemy course by: John Cristopher My own M365 developer tenant MeasureUP practise test submitted by /u/Nan0_0 [link] [comments]

Passed on June 9. No breaks. I jumped on the path of Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate 1st. AZ-800 I don't realize the depth of AD DS and the generous amount I actually know. I still call it, what I meet it as 24 years ago: ADS submitted by /u/PeeIsFresh [link] [comments]

Results have been release for the AZ-720. Well done to all those who have passed! submitted by /u/notapplemaxwindows [link] [comments]

I have been practicing with PearsonVue. Has this been a sufficient exam-prep for anybody else? submitted by /u/Wonderful_Jacket_371 [link] [comments]

AZ-104 is the only AZ exam that I need to retake. Does anyone have any tips on what to expect, and do I just use the same learning material I used as when I first studied for the exam? submitted by /u/JacobTriesTech [link] [comments]

Hello all, i wanted to take my az-900 exam soon, and i already studied it via adam course and finished watching the ms learn videos "still didn't get my voucher yet" is there a way to do a full review and preparation for the exam in few hours? Thank you all, submitted by /u/theghostsaaa [link] [comments]

Now I have the MS-500, AZ-500, and SC-400. Gonna work my way through the other SCs and try to get the SC-100 by January, hopefully! submitted by /u/fuzzyfrank [link] [comments]

It is not that hard so I passed with 835 of 900 in 30 mins. Many questions regarding PAAS, IAAS, SAAS, so you must make sure you know them entirely. Just schedule the exam and pass it to start your cloud career. By the way, I used Microsoft voucher to take the exam for free by attenting Microsoft training day. I hope you guys good luck with your certifications and could take this advantage as well. Happy midsommar for all Swedish people by the way. submitted by /u/bluehawana [link] [comments]

AI-900 wasn't bad at all. The MeasureUP covered the content quite well and John Savill Cram was the icing on test day of course. SC-900 surprising seems to contain much from AZ-900 but only more in depth so I'm encouraged so far. submitted by /u/Kenobicheated [link] [comments]

I’m curious to know which of the two was a more difficult exam for you to pass? submitted by /u/lawofatrractions [link] [comments]

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This will be my first MS Certification. Anything crazy that I need to be prepared for? How long is the average study time for these fundamental exams? I do have some IT experience and even some AD exp. Just never did a MS cert exam. submitted by /u/Witty_Maintenance336 [link] [comments]

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When you write an expert level exam, do your certifications below it also get updated e.g You obtain AZ Solutions Architect or CyberSecurity Architect, you no longer need to write the prerequisite exams that you already have and just keep updating your expert cert to keep your administration certs active. Does it work the same way as other certifications or is Microsoft different? submitted by /u/Much_Isopod_208 [link] [comments]

I am getting a voucher for a MS cert. The two I’m interested in are SC-200 and SC-300. I’m unsure which one to try for. If I could land a job for what these certs provided knowledge on, I’d be fine with any choice (yes, I know it takes more than a cert to land a job). I am asking for the opinion of my fellow Redditors. I’m lost. Both are great. Both would help me move from my current role. Any advice and/ or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all! View Poll submitted by /u/JaimeSalvaje [link] [comments]

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Indonesia is leading the way for digital transformation in Southeast Asia. According to Google’s e-Conomy South East Asia report, the country’s 2030 Gross Merchandise Value - the value of online retailing to consumers -  could be twice the value of the whole of Southeast Asia today.  This growth means that many companies need more qualified IT graduates and employees with digital skills than they have today. Fast-growing tech companies need more qualified IT graduates, and employees with digital skills. According to the World Bank, Indonesia needs an additional nine million people with digital skills by 2030. The shortage of technical talent reiterates the need to invest in a reliable skills pipeline. Following years of digital talent developments in Indonesia, Google has become a supporter of Bangkit, an academy designed to produce high-caliber technical talent for Indonesian technology companies and startups. Bangkit has facilitated a multi-stakeholder collaboration between Google, government, industry, and universities across Indonesia. Last year, the President of Indonesia and the Ministry of Education and Culture, Research, and Technology, acknowledged Bangkit’s significant impact, with 3,000 students completing nearly 15,000 courses and specialisations. Building on last year’s success, Bangkit started its 2022 program in February, offering three learning paths to students:Cloud computing with Google Cloud, preparing students for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Some of the course components are also available online Mobile development with Android, preparing students for the Google Associate Android Developer exam. An online version is available here. Machine learning with Tensorflow, getting students ready to take the Tensorflow Developer certification. Some of the online courses are available here for others.Bangkit 2022 has enrolled 3,100 university students who will take a five month study course, obtaining university study credit, as well as industry certifications. The program accepts diverse cohorts of people who are passionate about preparing for a tech career in the near future, with support and encouragement for women, people with disabilities, and students from across Indonesia to apply. Since its pilot in 2019, Bangkit has been guided by three principles:  Industry-led: provides curriculum and instructors from industry experts, including Google, GoTo and Traveloka. Instructors include key figures such as Laurence Moroney (Google, Lead AI Advocate), Google Developer Experts, and other committed professionals. Immersive: combines online learning methods conducted in both individual and group settings.  Interdisciplinary: contains knowledge and best practices in tech, soft skills, and English to provide complete career readiness. The program runs from February to July 2022, and has a 900-hour curriculum throughout the 18-week learning experience. Benefits for students participating in Bangkit include:Study credit conversion Job opportunities at our career fairGoogle Cloud, TensorFlow and AAD exam vouchersIncubation funds and mentorship support from industryTowards the end of Bangkit 2022, students will team up for the Capstone Project challenge to propose solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing problems, such as environmentalism, accessibility, and more. The top 15 teams will be selected to receive funding to incubate their capstone projects. These education and career-preparedness offerings are provided at no cost.Google is partnering with industry, governments, universities, and employers to help meet the skill demands of today. From supporting the State of Ohio to offer tech skills to residents, to working with the University of Minnesota-Rochester to create a customized health sciences degree program, Google is here to help our partners prepare those they serve for a cloud-first world.

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It’s time to celebrate! Join us in congratulating the 2021 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award winners. As cloud computing and emerging technologies improve how we connect, share information, and conduct business, these partners helped customers turn challenges into opportunities. We’re proud to work alongside our partners and support customers as they innovate their businesses and accelerate their digital transformations. Congratulations to these winners for their creative spirit, collaborative drive, and customer-first approach; we are proud to recognize you and to call you our partners!Kudos to the 2021 winners:We're proud, grateful, and—above all—excited for what's next. As our network of partners continues to grow, we invite you to learn more about the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program and how you can get involved by visiting our partner page.Related ArticleCelebrating the winners of the 2021 Google Cloud Customer AwardsCustomers have won Google Cloud Awards for innovation, excellence and transformation during another exciting year in the cloud.Read Article

College and university faculty can now easily teach cloud literacy and digital transformation with the Cloud Digital Leader track, part of the Google Cloud career readiness program. The new track is available for eligible faculty who are preparing their students for a cloud-first workforce. As part of the track, students will build their cloud literacy and learn the value of Google Cloud in driving digital transformation, while also preparing for the Cloud Digital Leader certification exam. Apply today!Cloud Digital Leader career readiness trackThe Cloud Digital Leader career readiness track is designed to equip eligible faculty with the resources needed to prepare their students for the Cloud Digital Leader certification. This Google Cloud certification requires no previous cloud computing knowledge or hands-on experience. The training path enables students to build cloud literacy and learn how to evaluate the capabilities of Google Cloud in preparation for future job roles. The curriculumFaculty members can access this curriculum as part of the Google Cloud Career Readiness program. Faculty from eligible institutions can apply to lead students through the no-cost  program which provides access to the four-course on-demand training, hands-on practice to supplement the learning, and additional exam prep resources. Students who complete the entire program are eligible to apply for a certification exam discount. The Cloud Digital Leader track is the third program available for classroom use, joining the Associate Cloud Engineer and Data Analyst tracks. Cloud resources for your classroomReady to get started? Apply today to access the Cloud Digital Leader career readiness track for your classroom. Read the eligibility criteria for faculty. You can preview the course content at no cost.Related ArticleRead Article

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I have created a repo that includes Books and imp notes related to GCP, Azure, AWS, Docker, K8s, and DevOps. More, exam and interview prep notes. Keep learning and Pls share. Also, feel free to contribute. Repo link: https://github.com/ahmedtariq01/Cloud-DevOps-Learning-Resources submitted by /u/ahmedtm1 [link] [comments]

Please advise which is the best instructor led training for google cloud professional solution architect certification exam . I don't want just pass exam , I want to have practical knowledge which is required in the industry. submitted by /u/asolanki1991 [link] [comments]

I am going through this learning path offered by Google itself: https://cloud.google.com/training/machinelearning-ai/#data-scientist-learning-path Does anyone have experience with it? Will I need to study anything else before I can confidently take ML Engineer exam? submitted by /u/FlanTricky8908 [link] [comments]

As organizations worldwide move to the cloud, it’s become increasingly crucial to provide teams with confidence and the right skills to get the most out of cloud technology. With demand for cloud expertise exceeding the supply of talent, many businesses are looking for new, cost-effective ways to keep up.When ongoing skills gaps stifle productivity, it can cost you money. In Global Knowledge’s 2021 report, 42% of IT decision-makers reported having “difficulty meeting quality objectives” as a result of skills gaps, and, in an IDC survey cited in the same Global Knowledge report, roughly 60% of organizations described a lack of skills as a cause for lost revenue. In today’s fast-paced environment, businesses with cloud knowledge are in a stronger position to achieve more. So what more could you be doing to develop and showcase cloud expertise in your organization?Google Cloud certification helps validate your teams’ technical capabilities, while demonstrating your organization’s commitment to the fast pace of the cloud.What certification offers that experience doesn’t is peace of mind. I’m not only talking about self-confidence, but also for our customers. Having us certified, working on their projects, really gives them peace of mind that they’re working with a partner who knows what they’re doing. Niels Buekers, managing director at Fourcast BVBAWhy get your team Google Cloud certified?When you invest in cloud, you also want to invest in your people. Google Cloud certification equips your teams with the skills they need to fulfill your growing business. Speed up technology implementation Organizations want to speed up transformation and make the most of their cloud investment.Nearly 70% of partner organizations recognize that certifications speed up technology implementation and lead to greater staff productivity, according to a May 2021 IDC Software Partner Survey. The same report also found that 85% of partner IT consultants agree that “certification represents validation of extensive product and process knowledge.”Improve client satisfaction and successGetting your teams certified can be the first step to improving client satisfaction and success. Research of more than 600 IT consultants and resellers in a September 2021 IDC study found that “fully certified teams met 95% of their clients’ objectives, compared to a 36% lower average net promoter score for partially certified teams.”Motivate your team and retain talentIn today’s age of the ongoing Great Resignation, IT leaders are rightly concerned about employee attrition, which can result in stalled projects, unmet business objectives, and new or overextended team members needing time to ramp up. In other words, attrition hurts.But when IT leaders invest in skills development for their teams, talent tends to stick around. According to a business value paper from IDC, comprehensive training leads to 133% greater employee retention compared to untrained teams. When organizations help people develop skills, people stay longer, morale improves, and productivity increases. Organizations wind up with a classic win-win situation as business value accelerates. Finish your projects ahead of scheduleWith your employees feeling supported and well equipped to handle workloads, they can also stay engaged and innovate faster with Google Cloud certifications. “Fully certified teams are 35% more likely than partially certified teams to finish projects ahead of schedule, typically reaching their targets more than two weeks early,” according to research in an IDC InfoBrief.Certify your teamsGoogle Cloud certification is more than a seal of approval – it can be your framework to increase staff tenure, improve productivity, satisfy your customers, and obtain other key advantages to launch your organization into the future. Once you get your teams certified, they’ll join a trusted network of IT professionals in the Google Cloud certified community, with access to resources and continuous  learning opportunities.To discover more about the value of certification for your team, download the IDC paper today and invite your teams to join our upcoming webinar and get started on their certification journey.Related ArticleHow to become a certified cloud professionalHow to become a certified cloud professionalRead Article

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Check out news and updates from AWS Training and Certification for cloud learners, AWS customers, and AWS Partners for May 2022. New digital courses focus on cloud essentials, networking basics, compute, container management, and audit activities. Classroom training also is available for learning about securing workloads on the AWS Cloud and building a data warehousing solution, and there are certification updates for Advanced Networking – Specialty, Solutions Architect – Professional, and SAP on AWS – Specialty . . .

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We live in a digital world, and the future of work is in the cloud. In fact, 61% of HR professionals believe hiring developers will be their biggest challenge in the years ahead.1During your personal cloud journey, it’s critical to build and validate your skills in order to evolve with the rapidly changing technology and business landscape.That is why we created skill badges - a micro-credential issued by Google Cloud to demonstrate your cloud competencies and your commitment to staying on top of the latest Google Cloud solutions and products. To better understand the value of skills badges to holders’ career goals, we commissioned a third-party research firm, Gallup, to conduct a global study on the impact of Google Cloud skill badges. Skill badge earners overwhelmingly gain value from and are satisfied with Google Cloud skill badges.Skill badge holders state that they feel well equipped with the variety of skills gained through skill badge attainment, that they are more confident in their cloud skills, are excited to promote their skills to their professional network, and are able to leverage skill badges to achieve future learning goals, including a Google Cloud certification. 87% agree skill badges provided real-world, hands-on cloud experience286% agree skill badges helped build their cloud competencies2 82% agree skill badges helped showcase growing cloud skills290% agree that skill badges helped them in their Google Cloud certification journey274% plan to complete a Google Cloud certification in the next six months2Join thousands of other learners and take your career to the next level with Google Cloud skill badges.To learn more, download the Google Cloud Skills Badge Impact Report at no cost.1. McKinsey Digital,Tech Talent Technotics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent , 20222. Gallup Study, sponsored by Google Cloud Learning: "Google Cloud Skill Badge Impact report", May 2022Related ArticleHow to prepare for — and ace — Google’s Associate Cloud Engineer examThe Cloud Engineer Learning Path is an effective way to prepare for the Associate.Read Article

Are you new to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner business and the cloud? Not sure where to start your cloud learning journey? It may feel daunting but AWS offers Partner-exclusive courses to make it easier to understand cloud fundamentals. In fewer than 30 minutes, you can begin boosting your confidence and credibility with both customers and your organization . . .

Learn how AWS Certifications can help you validate your knowledge and enhance your credibility. Dipayan Das updated his artificial intelligence (AI) skills with AWS Training and Certification. He shares the resources he used and the impact of his training, including his ability to add value to his organization and clients. . .

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These certifications are a scam. They will provide you with a link of the certificate after that they can remove the link whenever they want. If you get certified make sure you download in pdf. Google doesn't keep backup of certificates. Yes you heard that right.we asked a copy of certification which was because the link was not working they replied they couldn't submitted by /u/ProtossforAiur [link] [comments]

We’ve rebranded the Professional Collaboration Engineer Certification to the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification and updated the learning path. To mark the moment, we sat down with Erik Geerdink from SADA to talk about how the Google Workspace Administrator role and demand for this skill set has changed over the years. Erik is a Deployment Engineer and Pod Lead. He holds a Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certificationand has worked with Google Workspace for more than six years.What was it like starting out as a Google Workspace Administrator?When I first started, I was doing Google Workspace Support as a Level 2 Administrator. At that time, there were fewer admin controls for Google Workspace. There were calendar issues, some mail routing issues, maybe a little bit of data loss prevention (DLP), but that was about it.About 5 years ago, I transferred into Google Deployment and really got to see all that went on with deploying Google Workspace and troubleshooting advanced issues. Since then, what you can accomplish in the admin console has really taken off. There’s still Gmail and Calendar configurations, but the security posture that Google offers now—they’ve really upped their game. The extent of DLP isn’t just Gmail and Drive anymore; it extends into Chat. And we’re doing a lot of Context-Aware Access to make sure users only have as much access as IT compliance allows in our deployments. Calendar interop, which allows users in different systems to see availability, has been a big area of focus as well.How has the Google Workspace Administrator role changed over the last few years? It used to be that you were a systems admin who also took care of the Google portion as well. But with Google Workspace often being the entry point to Google Cloud, we’ve had to become more knowledgeable about the platform as a whole. Now, we not only do training with Google Workspace admins for our projects, we also talk to their Google Cloud counterparts as well.Google Workspace is changing all the time, and the weekly updates that Google sends out are great. As an engineering team, every week on Wednesday, we review each Google Workspace update that’s come out to understand how they affect us, our clients, and our upcoming projects. There’s a lot to it. It’s not just a little admin role anymore. It’s a strategic technology role.What motivated you to get Google Cloud Certified?I spent the first 15 years of my career doing cold server room roles, and I knew I had to get cloudy. I wanted to work with Google, and it was a no-brainer given the organization’s reputation for innovation. I knew this certification exam was the one to get me in the door. The Professional Google Workspace Administrator certification was required to level up as an administrator and to make sure our business kept getting the most out of Google Workspace. How has the demand for certified Google Workspace Admins changed recently? Demand has absolutely gone up. We are growing so much, and we need more professionals with this certification. It’s required for all of our new hires. When I see a candidate that already has the certification, they go to the top of the list. I’ll skip all the other resumes to find someone who has this experience. We’re searching globally—not just in North America—to find the right people to fill this strategic role.Explore the new learning pathIn order to keep up with the changing demands of this role, we’ve rebranded the Professional Collaboration Engineer Certification to the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification and updated the learning path. The learning path now aligns with the improved admin console. We’ve replaced the readings with videos for a better learning experience: in total, we added 17 new videos across 5 courses to match new features and functionality. Earn the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification to distinguish yourself among your peers and showcase your skills.Related ArticleUnlock collaboration with Google Workspace EssentialsIntroducing Google Workspace Essentials Starter, a no-cost offering to bring modern collaboration to work.Read Article

Ever wonder what it takes to earn an AWS Certification? Imagine earning four in four months. Rola Dali, a senior software developer at Local Logic, shares her experience and insights about challenging herself to do just that. She breaks down the resources she found most helpful and her overall motivation to invest in her cloud learning journey . . .

Attracting talented individuals with cloud skills is critical to success, as organizations continue to adopt and optimize cloud technology. The lack of cloud expertise and experience is a top and growing challenge for businesses as they expand their cloud footprint and search for skilled talent. To help meet this need, we are now offering access to over 500 Google Cloud self-paced labs made available on Coursera. A selected collection of the most popular self-paced labs, known as projects, are available at no cost for one month from April 28 - May 29, 2022. Learners can choose their preferred format to claim one month free access to either a top Google Cloud Project, course, Specialization or Professional Certificate.What is a lab?A lab is a learning experience where you complete a scenario based use case by following a set of instructions in a specified amount of time in an interactive hands-on environment. Labs are completed in the real Google Cloud Console and other Google Cloud products using temporary credentials, as opposed to a simulation or demo environment and take 30 - 90 minutes to complete (depending on difficulty level). Our goal is to enable you to apply your new skills and be effective immediately in real-world cloud technology settings.Many of these labs, known in Coursera as projects, include a variety of tasks and activities for you to choose from to best fit your needs. Combine bite-size individual labs to create a personalized set of learning and upskilling with clear application in a sandbox environment. Labs are available for all skill levels, and cover a wide range of topics:Cloud essentialsCloud engineering and architectureMachine learningData analytics and engineeringDevOpsHere is a roundup of some popular and trending labs right now:Getting Started with Cloud Shell and gcloudKubernetes Engine: Qwik StartIntroduction to SQL for BigQuery and Cloud SQLMigrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes EngineGet a feel for the lab experienceCreating a Virtual Machine is one of our most popular labs, taking place directly in Google Cloud Console. In this beginner level project, you will learn how to create a Google Compute Engine virtual machine and understand zones, regions and machine types. It takes 40 minutes to complete and you’ll earn a shareable certificate.As an example of more advanced content, Predict Baby Weight with TensorFlow on AI Platformrequires experience to train, evaluate and deploy a machine learning model to predict a baby’s weight. The lab activities are completed in a real cloud environment, not in a simulation or demo environment. It takes 90 minutes to complete and you will earn a shareable certificate.Kick off your no-cost learning journey todayFor direct access to self-paced labs, we recommend that you get started by taking a look at Coursera’s Collection Page, where you can browse labs/projects by our most popular topics, or explore the full catalog to find the cloud projects that are right for your career goals by browsing Google Cloud ‘projects’ on Coursera.The month of free Google Cloud learning on Coursera is available from April 28 - May 29, 2022, so join us to evolve your skill set and cloud knowledge.Ready to start your learning Google Cloud at no-cost for 30 days? Sign uphere.Related ArticleTraining more than 40 million new people on Google Cloud skillsTo help more than 40 million people build cloud skills, Google Cloud is offering limited time no-cost access to all training contentRead Article

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Hi, What materials did you use when preparing for Professional Cloud Architect? Do you have any proven materials? How much time did you spend getting ready for the exam? Thanks in advance for your help. submitted by /u/theGrEaTmPm [link] [comments]

Do you want to get out of the server room and into the cloud? Now’s the time to sign up for our Cloud Engineer Learning Path — now with the newly refreshed Preparing for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification course — and start working toward your Associate Cloud Engineer certification. Earning your Associate Cloud Engineer certification sends a strong signal to potential employers about what you can accomplish in Google Cloud. Associate Cloud Engineers can deploy and secure applications and infrastructure, maintain enterprise solutions to ensure they meet performance metrics, and monitor the operations of multiple projects in the cloud. Associate Cloud Engineers have also demonstrated that they can use the Google Cloud Console and the command-line interface to maintain and scale deployed cloud solutions that leverage Google-managed or self-managed services on Google Cloud.Many Associate Cloud Engineers come from the on-premises world of racking and stacking servers and are ready to upgrade their skills to the cloud era. Achieving an Associate Cloud Engineer certification is a great step towards growing a career in IT, opening you up to become a cloud developer or architect, cloud security engineer, cloud systems engineer, or network engineer, among others.The Associate Cloud Engineer learning pathBefore attempting the Associate Cloud Engineer exam, we recommend that you have 6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud products and solutions. While you’re gaining that experience, a good way to enhance your preparation is to follow the Cloud Engineer Learning Path, which consists of on-demand courses, hands-on labs, and the opportunity to earn skill badges. Here are our recommended steps:1. Understand what’s on the exam: Review the exam guide to determine if your skills align with the topics on the exam.2. Create your study plan with the Preparing for Your Associate Cloud Engineer Journey: This course helps you structure your preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam. You will learn about the Google Cloud domains covered by the exam and how to create a study plan to improve your domain knowledge.3. Start preparing:  Follow the Cloud Engineer learning path, where you’ll dive into Google Cloud services such as Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery. 4. Earn skills badges: Demonstrate your growing Google Cloud skills by sharing your earned skill badges along the way. Skill badges that will help you prepare for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification include:Perform Foundational Infrastructure Tasks in Google CloudAutomating Infrastructure on Google Cloud with TerraformCreate and Manage Cloud ResourcesSet Up and Configure a Cloud Environment in Google Cloud5. Review additional resources: Test your knowledge with some sample exam questions here.6. Certify: Finally, register for the exam and select whether to take it remotely or at a nearby testing center. Start your prep to become an Associate Cloud Engineer Take the next step towards becoming a cloud engineer and develop the recommended hands-on experience by earning the recommended skill badges. Register here and get 30 days free access to the cloud engineer learning path on  Google Cloud Skills Boost!Related ArticleThis year, resolve to become a certified Professional Cloud Developer – here’s howFollow this Google Cloud Skills Boost learning path to help you earn your Google Cloud Professional Developer certification.Read Article

As the title states, I am starting my venture into GCP and would love to get connected with a few people to help with accountability and share insight as we learn! I have around 3 years working with AWS and have my solutions architect professional and security specialty very there. I know next to nothing about GCP, but am very familiar with cloud concepts and it has been my work focus the past 2 years. Let me know if you would interested to link up and start learning together! Thanks all submitted by /u/sulliv16 [link] [comments]

Check out the preparation guide for GCP Cloud Architect Certification with tips and resources - https://blog.reviewnprep.com/gcp-cloud-architect. Hope this helps everyone preparing for this certification. submitted by /u/HamanSharma [link] [comments]

Today, we’re pleased to announce the new Professional Cloud Database Engineer certification, in beta, to help database engineers translate business and technical requirements into scalable and cost-effective database solutions. By participating in the beta, you will directly influence and enhance the learning and career path for other Cloud Database Engineers. And upon passing the exam, you will become one of the first Google Cloud Certified Cloud Database Engineers in the industry. The cloud database space is evolving rapidly with the worldwide cloud database market projected to reach $68.5 billion by 2026. As more databases move to fully managed cloud database services, the traditional database engineer is now being tasked to handle more nuanced and advanced functions. In fact, there is a massive need for database engineers to lead strategic decision-making and distinguish themselves with a more developed and advanced skill set than what the industry previously called for. Why the certification is importantCloud Database Engineers are critical to the success of your organization and that’s why this new certification from Google Cloud is so important. These engineers are uniquely skilled at designing, planning, testing, implementing, and monitoring databases including migration processes. Additionally, they provide the right guidance about which databases are best for a company’s specific use cases and they’re able to guide developers when making decisions about which databases to use when building applications. These engineers lead migration efforts while ensuring customers are getting the most out of their database investment.  This new certification will validate a developer’s ability to: Design scalable cloud database solutionsManage a solution that can span multiple databasesPlan and execute on database migrationsDeploy highly scalable databases in Google CloudBefore your exam, be sure to check out the exam guide to familiarize yourself with the topics covered, and round out your skills by following the Database Engineer Learning Path which includes online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and additional resources to help you prepare for your exam. I am excited to welcome you to the program. Sign up now and save 40% on the cost of the certification.Related ArticleGoogle Cloud’s key investment areas to accelerate your database transformationThis blog focuses on the 6 key database investment areas that help you accelerate your digital transformation journey.Read Article

Enterprises are moving to cloud computing at an accelerated pace, estimating that 85% of enterprises will adopt a cloud first principle by 2025 (Gartner®, Gartner says Cloud will be the Centerpiece of the New Digital Experience, Laurence Goasduff, November 10, 2021). There are countless reasons why enterprises are moving to the cloud - from reduced IT costs and increased scalability, to improved security and efficiency. However this rapid change has presented a challenge - how will organizations build the skills they need to accelerate cloud adoption within their organization? The answer is comprehensive training. We commissioned IDC in March 2022 , an independent market intelligence firm, to write a white paper that studied the impact of comprehensive training and certification on cloud adoption. When organizations are trained they see:Significantly greater improvement in top business priorities - 133% greater improvement on employee retention and 56% greater improvement in customer experience scoresAccelerated cloud adoption, reduced time to value, and greater ROI - trained organizations are 10X more likely to implement cloud in 2 yearsGreater performance improvements - in areas like leveraging data analytics, protecting data, and jumpstarting innovationIDC White Paper, sponsored by Google Cloud Learning: "To Maximize Your Cloud Benefits, Maximize Training" - Doc #US48867222, March 2022To learn more, download the white paper.Build Team Skills in Google Cloud Skills Boost Coupling the research above with our commitment to equip more than 40 million people with cloud skills, we are excited to provide business organizations with a comprehensive platform to help address their teams’ cloud skilling needs. Google Cloud Skills Boost combines award winning learning experiences with the ability to earn credentials to validate learning, which can be managed and delivered directly by Google Cloud with enterprise level features. These features allow Organization leaders to manage access and user permissions for their team, and drive effective business outcomes using learning analytics. In addition, administrators will be able to grant access to the Google Cloud content catalog to individuals on their team. This catalog includes hundreds of courses, labs, and credentials authored by Google Cloud experts to help their teams learn and validate their cloud skills.Organizations can trial these features today through an exclusive no cost trial (based on eligibility). Contact your account team to learn more about your eligibility for the trial and how to set up your organization on Google Cloud Skills Boost. New to Google Cloud? Visit ourteam training page and complete the learning assessment to understand your team’s training needs and get connected with an account team. Ready to get started?Google Cloud Learning is committed to helping you accelerate the rate of cloud adoption in your organization through enabling team training. Contact your account team to learn more about your eligibility for the no cost trial and how to set up your organization on Google Cloud Skills Boost.  New to Google Cloud? Visit ourteam training page and complete the learning assessment to understand your team’s training needs and get connected with an account team. Click here to learn more about how comprehensive training impacts cloud adoption.GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.Related ArticleWomen Techmakers journey to Google Cloud certificationGoogle Cloud is creating more opportunities in the credentialing space with a certification journey for Ambassadors of the Women Techmake...Read Article

I have done some googling on practice exams for the Google Cloud Digital Leader exam and I have only come across the Udemy offering. I have done Udemy courses before but I have no idea what their practice exams are like. Is there anyone here with any advice or suggestions in this regard? submitted by /u/zeeplereddit [link] [comments]

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure is now compliant with FedRAMP High.

Hi folks, I am greatly looking forward to embarking on my new adventure of getting several Google Certs. To that end, I am wondering what are the best podcasts to listen to during my commute back and forth from work? The types of podcasts I am hopeful of include those that discuss the exams, goes over sample questions in high detail, interviews people who have taken the test, and also, any podcasts that discuss the concepts that I will be wrapping my head around while I go after the certs. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/zeeplereddit [link] [comments]

Did you know that by 2025, enterprise IT spending on public cloud computing will overtake traditional IT spending? In fact, 51% of IT spend in application software, infrastructure software, business process services, and system infrastructure will transition to the public cloud, compared to 41% in 20221.. As enterprises continue to rapidly shift to the cloud, government agencies must prioritize and accelerate security and compliance implementation. In May 2021, the White House issued an Executive Order requiring US Federal agencies to accelerate cloud adoption, embrace security best practices, develop plans to implement Zero Trust architectures, and map implementation frameworks to FedRAMP. The Administration’s focus on secure cloud adoption marks a critical shift to prioritizing cybersecurity at scale. Google Cloud’s Public Sector Professional Services Organization (PSO) has committed to helping customers meet security and compliance requirements in the cloud through specialized consulting engagements. Accelerating Authority to Operate (ATO)The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) was established in 2011 as a government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government. FedRAMP provides a standardized approach to security and risk assessment for cloud technologies and federal agencies. US Federal agencies are required to utilize and implement FedRAMP cloud service offerings as part of the “Cloud First” federal cloud computing strategy.While Google Cloud provides a FedRAMP-authorized cloud services platform and a robust catalog of FedRAMP-approved products and services (92 services and counting), customers are still tasked with achieving Agency ATO for the products and services they use, and Google Cloud provides many resources to assist customers with this journey. Google Cloud’s FedRAMP package can be accessed by completing the FedRAMP Package Access Request Form and submitting it to info@fedramp.gov. Additionally, customers can use Google’s NIST 800-53 ATO Accelerator as a starting point for documenting control implementation. Finally, Google Cloud’s Public Sector PSO offers the following strategic consulting engagements to help customers streamline the Agency ATO process.Cloud Discover: FedRAMP is a six-week interactive workshop to support customers that are just getting started with the ATO process on Google Cloud. Customers are educated on FedRAMP fundamentals, Google’s security and compliance posture, and how to approach ATO on Google Cloud. Through deep-dive interviews and design sessions, PSO helps customers craft an actionable ATO plan, assess FedRAMP readiness, and develop a conceptual ATO boundary. This engagement helps organizations establish a clear understanding and roadmap for FedRAMP ATO on Google Cloud.FedRAMP Security Review is a ten to twelve week engagement that aids customers in FedRAMP operational readiness. PSO consultants perform detailed FedRAMP architecture reviews to identify potential gaps in NIST 800-53 security control implementation and Google Cloud secure architecture best practices. Findings from the security reviews are shared with the customer along with configuration guidance and recommendations. This engagement helps organizations prepare for the third-party or independent security assessment that is required for FedRAMP ATO.Cloud Deploy: FedRAMP is a multi-month engagement designed to help customers document the details of their FedRAMP System Security Plan (SSP) and corresponding NIST 800-53 security controls, in preparation for Agency ATO on Google Cloud at FedRAMP Low, Moderate, or High. PSO collaborates with customers to develop a detailed technical infrastructure design document and security control matrix capturing evidence of the FedRAMP system architecture, security control implementation, data flows and system components. PSO can also partner with a third-party assessment organization (3PAO) or an independent assessor (IA) to support customer efforts for FedRAMP security assessment. This engagement helps customer system owners prepare for Agency ATO assessment and package submission.Developing a Zero Trust StrategyIn addition to providing FedRAMP enablement, Public Sector PSO has partnered with the Google Cloud Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) team to assist organizations with developing a zero trust architecture and strategy.Zero Trust Foundations is a seven-week engagement co-delivered by Google Cloud’s CISO and PSO teams. CISO and PSO educate customers on zero trust fundamentals, Google’s journey to zero trust through BeyondCorp, and defense in depth best practices. The CISO team walks customers through a Zero Trust Assessment (ZTA) to understand the organization’s current security posture and maturity. Insights from the ZTA enable the CISO team to work with the customer to identify an ideal first-mover workload for zero trust adoption. Following the CISO ZTA, PSO facilitates a deep-dive Zero Trust Workshop (ZTW), collaborating with key customer stakeholders to develop a NIST 800-207 aligned, cloud-agnostic zero trust architecture for the identified first-mover workload. The zero trust architecture is part of a comprehensive zero trust strategy deliverable that is based on focus areas called out in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Zero Trust Strategy released January 2022. Scaling Secure Cloud Adoption with PSOPublic Sector PSO enables customer success by sharing our technical expertise, providing cloud strategy, implementation guidance, training and enablement using our proven methodology. As enterprise IT, operations, and organizational models continue to evolve, our goal is to help government agencies accelerate their security and compliance journeys in the cloud.  To learn more about the work we are doing with the federal government, visit cloud.google.com/solutions/federal-government. 1 Gartner Says More Than Half of Enterprise IT Spending in Key Market Segments Will Shift to the Cloud by 2025

Has anyone here done the PCNE exam and used A cloud guru as their primary study resource? If so what is your thoughts on the quality of the study material, is it enough to pass the cert or was much more external resources needed? So far I've done qwiklabs and acg for the PCNE exam, I think qwiklabs has a better lab environment but acg has a better video series. Either way I've not taken the exam but have scheduled it for later this month and am trying to gauge the level of difficulty. submitted by /u/friday963 [link] [comments]

I'm working on the courses of PCA and wondering what the exam would be like ... is there hands-on lab test in the exam? Do I have to remember all these command line tools and their arguments to pass the exam? Thanks. submitted by /u/meokey [link] [comments]

I would like to learn the fundamentals of GCP and then move on to Security and ML. I know Coursera do courses but is there anyone else of note? How do other course suppliers compare to Coursera? Is Coursera seen as an official education partner for the Google Cloud? submitted by /u/Bollox427 [link] [comments]

In many places across the globe, March is celebrated as Women’s History Month, and March 8th, specifically, marks the day known around the world as International Women’s Day. Here at Google, we’re excited to celebrate women from all backgrounds and are committed to increasing the number of women in the technology industry. Google’s Women Techmakers community provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology to drive participation and innovation in the field. This is achieved by hosting events, launching resources, and piloting new initiatives with communities and partners globally. By joining Women Techmakers, you'll receive regular emails with access to resources, tools and opportunities from Google and Women Techmakers partnerships to support you in your career.Google Cloud, in partnership with Women Techmakers, has created an opportunity to bridge the gaps in the credentialing space by offering a certification journey for Ambassadors of the Women Techmakers community. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a free-of-charge, 6-week cohort learning journey, including: weekly 90-minute exam guide review sessions led by a technical mentor, peer-to-peer support in the form of an Online Community, and 12 months access to Google Cloud's on-demand learning platform, Google Cloud Skills Boost. Upon completion of the coursework required in the learning journey, participants will receive a voucher for the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam. This program, and other similar offerings such as Cloud Career Jumpstart, and the learning journey for members transitioning out of the military, are just a few examples of the investment Google Cloud is making into the future of the technology workforce. Are you interested in staying in the loop with future opportunities with Google Cloud? Join our community here.Related ArticleCloud Career Jump Start: our virtual certification readiness programCloud Career Jump Start is Google Cloud’s first virtual Certification Journey Learning program for underrepresented communities.Read Article

Hi Folks, Thanks for your time. I have been working as AWS Architect for 4-5 years, have several AWS certifications, including the Solution architect professional. I am supporting a GCP implementation for the past year or so, and want to go for GCP Cloud Architect certification now. Need some help with Which courses are best for the GCP Cloud Architect exam? Which practice tests do we need to do. I know it's difficult to clear certifications without doing any practice tests. Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/Prime367 [link] [comments]

background: i am a fresher just joined a company and got the ETL domain ,and working on Bigquery scripts and composer, dataflow from past 6 months now i want to do some gcp certification so where should i begin? submitted by /u/ParticularFactor353 [link] [comments]

Sorry, I know some of this has been discussed, but as things change regulary, I would appreciate any suggestions people are willing to share. I currently hold the three Associate certs from AWS and Azure Administrator Associate. I have been in IT for longer than I care to admit. I was thinking of bypassing Cloud Digital Leader and going directly to ACE? Between work and other options, I have access to most of the popular training programs (ITPro, AcloudGuru, Lynda, Qwiklabs, Acloudguru,Whizlabs, Udemy) I see the most recommendations for the Udemy course by Dan Sullivan, is this my best choice? My time is always limited, and I would like to pick the course that gives the most bang for the buck (Or time in this case) I already purchased the tutorials Dojo self-test last time they had a sale (Jon Bonso does some great work!) I would appreciate any other suggestions anyone is willing to offer. Thanks for reading this! submitted by /u/skelldog [link] [comments]

Hi all. Does GCP have online webinars/trainings that gives attendees exam vouchers? Similar to Microsoft Azure online webinars for AZ900? I'm asking for the Digital Cloud Leader certification exam. Thank you for your help and time. submitted by /u/pillairohit [link] [comments]

Data stewards can now certify assets that meet their organization's quality standards in the Azure Purview data catalog

https://ravikirans.com/gcp-associate-cloud-engineer-exam-study-guide/ To view all the other GCP study Guides, check here https://ravikirans.com/category/gcp/ submitted by /u/ravikirans [link] [comments]

Hey Everyone! So I'm in the process of scheduling an exam and have created my biometric profile but can't seem to install Sentinel. Anyone else have this issue? I've tried Chrome, Firefox, and even Safari. I click on the install link and literally nothing happens....nothing downloaded or anything. Any ideas? ​ Edit: I have not actually scheduled the exam...just trying to get everything else in place first. Should I schedule the exam prior to installing Sentinel? ​ Rib submitted by /u/ribcap [link] [comments]

If one clears a gcp certification exam.. is there any policy for fee reimbursement?? submitted by /u/Aamirmir111 [link] [comments]

New compliance certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

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To anyone who has AWS/Azure background and is new to Google Cloud Platform, you will find this service comparison made by Google very helpful. AWS, Azure, GCP Service Comparison And for those who are preparing for the Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification exam, check these resources from Tutorials Dojo. Google Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Exams Google Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide Google Cloud Platform Cheat Sheets submitted by /u/lervz_ [link] [comments]

Are you storing your data in BigQuery and interested in using that data to train and deploy models? Or maybe you’re already building ML workflows in Vertex AI, but looking to do more complex analysis of your model’s predictions? In this post, we’ll show you five integrations between Vertex AI and BigQuery, so you can store and ingest your data; build, train and deploy your ML models; and manage models at scale with built-in MLOps, all within one platform. Let’s get started!April 2022 update: You can now register and manage BigQuery ML models with Vertex AI Model Registry, a central repository to manage and govern the lifecycle of your ML models. This enables you to easily deploy your BigQuery ML models to Vertex AI for real time predictions. Learn more in this video about “ML Ops in BigQuery using Vertex AI.”Import BigQuery data into Vertex AIIf you’re using Google Cloud, chances are you have some data stored in BigQuery. When you’re ready to use this data to train a machine learning model, you can upload your BigQuery data directly into Vertex AI with a few steps in the console:You can also do this with the Vertex AI SDK:code_block[StructValue([(u'code', u'from google.cloud import aiplatform\r\n\r\ndataset = aiplatform.TabularDataset.create(\r\n display_name="my-tabular-dataset",\r\n bq_source="bq://project.dataset.table_name",\r\n)'), (u'language', u''), (u'caption', <wagtail.wagtailcore.rich_text.RichText object at 0x3e59d17a0cd0>)])]Notice that you didn’t need to export our BigQuery data and re-import it into Vertex AI. Thanks to this integration, you can seamlessly connect your BigQuery data to Vertex AI without moving your data from the cloud.Access BigQuery public datasets This dataset integration between Vertex AI and BigQuery means that in addition to connecting your company’s own BigQuery datasets to Vertex AI, you can also utilize the 200+ publicly available datasets in BigQuery to train your own ML models. BigQuery’s public datasets cover a range of topics, including geographic, census, weather, sports, programming, healthcare, news, and more. You can use this data on its own to experiment with training models in Vertex AI, or to augment your existing data. For example, maybe you’re building a demand forecasting model and find that weather impacts demand for your product; you can join BigQuery’s public weather dataset with your organization’s sales data to train your forecasting model in Vertex AI.Below, you’ll see an example of importing the public weather data from last year to train a weather forecasting model:Accessing BigQuery data from Vertex AI Workbench notebooksData scientists often work in a notebook environment to do exploratory data analysis, create visualizations, and perform feature engineering. Within a managed Workbench notebook instance in Vertex AI, you can directly access your BigQuery data with a SQL query, or download it as a Pandas Dataframe for analysis in Python.Below, you’ll see how you can run a SQL query on a public London bikeshare dataset, then download the results of that query as a Pandas Dataframe to use in my notebook:Analyze test prediction data in BigQueryThat covers how to use BigQuery data for training models in Vertex AI. Next, we’ll look at integrations between Vertex AI and BigQuery for exporting model predictions. When you train a model in Vertex AI using AutoML, Vertex AI will split your data into training, test, and validation sets, and evaluate how your model performs on the test data. You also have the option to export your model’s test predictions to BigQuery so you can analyze them in more detail:Then, when training completes, you can examine your test data and run queries on test predictions. This can help determine areas where your model didn’t perform as well, so you can take steps to improve your data next time you train your model.Export Vertex AI batch prediction resultsWhen you have a trained model that you’re ready to use in production, there are a few options for getting predictions on that model with Vertex AI:Deploy your model to an endpoint for online predictionExport your model assets for on-device predictionRun a batch prediction job on your modelFor cases in which you have a large number of examples you’d like to send to your model for prediction, and in which latency is less of a concern, batch prediction is a great choice. When creating a batch prediction in Vertex AI, you can specify a BigQuery table as the source and destination for your prediction job: this means you’ll have one BigQuery table with the input data you want to get predictions on, and Vertex AI will write the results of your predictions to a separate BigQuery table.With these integrations, you can access BigQuery data, and build and train models. From there Vertex AI helps you:Take these models into production Automate the repeatability of your model with managed pipelines Manage your models performance and reliability over timeTrack lineage and artifacts of your models for easy-to-manage governance Apply explainability to evaluate feature attributions What’s Next?Ready to start using your BigQuery data for model training and prediction in Vertex AI? Check out these resources:Codelab: Training an AutoML model in Vertex AICodelab: Intro to Vertex AI WorkbenchDocumentation: Vertex AI batch predictionsVideo Series: AI Simplified: Vertex AIGitHub: Example NotebooksTraining: Vertex AI: Qwik StartAre there other BigQuery and Vertex AI integrations you’d like to see? Let Sara know on Twitter at @SRobTweets.Related ArticleWhat is Vertex AI? Developer advocates share moreDeveloper Advocates Priyanka Vergadia and Sara Robinson explain how Vertex AI supports your entire ML workflow—from data management all t...Read Article

Hola quisiera preguntar cuál es el mejor curso, videos o página para aprender gcp y pasar la certificación de associate submitted by /u/ahelord [link] [comments]

Google Cloud is now offering 30 days no-cost access to Google Cloud Skills Boost, the definitive destination for skills development, to complete role-based training. Choose from the following eight learning paths, which include interactive labs and opportunities to earn skill badges to demonstrate your cloud knowledge: Getting Started with Google Cloud, Cloud Architect, Cloud Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer and Cloud Developer learning path. Read below to find out more about each learning path. Getting Started with Google CloudIn this path, you’ll learn about Google Cloud fundamentals such as core infrastructure, big data and machine learning (ML). You’ll also find out how to write gcloud commands, use Cloud Shell, deploy virtual machines, and run containerized applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).Cloud ArchitectIf you’re looking to learn how to design, develop, and manage cloud solutions, this is the path for you. You’ll learn how to perform infrastructure tasks like using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Identity and Access Management (Cloud IAM), and more. The path will end with how to architect with Google Compute Engine and GKE. For a guided walkthrough of how to get started with Cloud IAM and Monitoring, register here to join me on February 10. You’ll also have a chance to get your questions answered live by Google Cloud experts via chat. Cloud EngineerTo learn how to plan, configure, set up, and deploy cloud solutions, take this learning path. You’ll learn how to get started with Google Compute Engine, Terraform in a cloud environment, GKE, and more. Data AnalystThis learning path will teach you how to gather and analyze data to identify trends and develop valuable insights to help solve problems. You’ll be introduced to BigQuery, Looker, LookML, BigQuery ML, and Data Catalog. Data EngineerInterested in designing and building systems that collect the data used for business decisions? Select this path. You’ll learn how to modernize data lakes and data warehouses with Google Cloud. Afterwards, you will also discover how to use Dataflow for serverless data processing and more. DevOps EngineerA DevOps Engineer is responsible for defining and implementing best practices for efficient and reliable software delivery and infrastructure management. This learning path will show you how to build an SRE culture, use Google Cloud Operations Suite for DevOps, and more. Machine Learning EngineerChoose this path for courses and labs on how to design, build, productionize, optimize, operate, and maintain ML systems. You’ll discover how to use TensorFlow, MLOps tools, VertexAI, and more. Cloud DeveloperA Cloud Developer designs, builds, analyzes, and maintains cloud-native applications. This path will teach you how to use Cloud Run and Firebase for serverless app development. You’ll also learn how to deploy to Kubernetes in Google Cloud. To learn more about the basics of Google Cloud infrastructure before getting started with a learning path, register here. Ready for your role-based training? Sign up here.Related Article2022 Resolution: Learn Google Cloud, free of chargeTechnical practitioners and developers can start 2022 with free introductory training on how to use Google Cloud.Read Article

New compliance certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

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This keeps coming up recently so it’s important we have a sticky chat about it that everyone can see. Dumps are essentially cheating. They go against what the exams were designed to do in teaching you azure skills. For this reason they are also against the terms of service from Microsoft for taking the exam. It’s annoying as a professional because you will be in a job interview and hear the hiring manager say things like “MCP exams are worthless because everyone just uses dumps”. Which is heart breaking when you have spent so much time studying the subject knowledge and validating your skills with the exam. As a hiring manager it is annoying because I’ve interviewed candidates in the past with an MCSD and it was clear they had no usable information because they cheated with dumps. You will notice in the side bar rule 1. Breaking this will result in a ban. submitted by /u/whooyeah [link] [comments]

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to improve your career prospects? Sign up here for 30 days no-cost access to Google Cloud Skills Boost to help you on your way to becoming a certified Professional Cloud Developer. According to third-party IT training firm Global Knowledge, two Google Cloud Certified Professional certifications topped its list of the highest-paid IT certifications in 2021. Once you register, you’ll have an opportunity to take the Cloud Developer learning path, which consists of on-demand labs and courses, coveringGoogle Cloud infrastructure fundamentals, application development in the cloud, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, Kubernetes, Cloud Run, Firebase and more. Along the way, you’ll have an opportunity to earn skill badges to demonstrate your cloud knowledge and access resources to help you prepare for the Professional Cloud Developer certification.Click to enlargeFor example, once you’ve completed the Google Cloud Fundamentals, Core Infrastructure course, in person or on-demand, you can take the Getting Started With Application Development course, where you’ll learn how to design and develop cloud-native applications that integrate managed services from Google Cloud, including Cloud Client Libraries, the Cloud SDK, and Firebase SDKs, an overview of your storage options, and best practices for using Datastore and Cloud Storage.We’re also thrilled to announce that one of the most popular trainings in the Cloud Developer path, Application Development with Cloud Run, is now available on-demand, in addition to via live instruction. This is a great chance to get up to speed on this fully-managed, serverless compute platform at your own pace. Cloud Run marries the goodness of serverless and containers, and is fast becoming one of the most powerful ways to build and run a true cloud-native application. Moving down the proposed learning path, you can show off your Google Cloud chops with skill badges that you can display as part of your Google Developer Profile alongside your membership in the Google Cloud Innovators program, on social media, and on your resumé. There are a wide variety of interesting skills badge for cloud developers like the Serverless Cloud Run Development Quest, or Deploy to Kubernetes in Google Cloud, and many of them take just a couple of hours to complete.With these classes under your belt and Skills Badges on your profile, you’ll be in a good place to start preparing for the Professional Cloud Developer certification exam, using the proposed exam guide and sample questions to show the way. Here’s to earning your certification in 2022, and to a great future!Related Article2022 Resolution: Learn Google Cloud, free of chargeTechnical practitioners and developers can start 2022 with free introductory training on how to use Google Cloud.Read Article

New compliance certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

Cloud engineers face a constant barrage of new cloud services, products, and innovations. By late 2021, Google Cloud alone had released thousands of new features across hundreds of services. Couple this with other technologies and service releases, and it quickly becomes a herculean task for engineers to navigate, consume, and stay current on the ever changing technology landscape. We have heard from engineers this often leads to anxiety and frustration as engineers struggle to keep up. They are faced with a plethora of training options but often lack the time and funding. Google Cloud has reinvigorated technical training to make it more informative and applicable to public sector customers and partners. We aim to maximize your training experience so you can get targeted training when you need it. The Google Cloud Public Sector Technical Learning Series addresses customer feedback and provides fun and practical training. Sessions are currently running every two weeks. “Short and sweet” technical topics geared to subjects you care aboutGeneric training doesn't always resonate with public sector technologists. Our new curriculum targets specific public sector use cases, is delivered by customer engineers, and can be accomplished in less than two hours.  This means participants can apply the learnings directly to real-life challenges quickly. Easy to find, easy to enroll Training opportunities should always be at your fingertips. Our automated training platform will ensure that you only need to enroll once. The system will automatically notify you of upcoming sessions so you can plan in advance and at your convenience. Sessions will be offered on a recurring basis to meet the needs of your organization.Fun and engagingTypical training sessions often include a sea of glazed eyes, unresponsive to basic prompts, falling asleep at our desks, we have all been there. But it doesn't have to be this way. Our goal is to infuse Google culture into our training through interactive exchanges and tangible rewards to keep participants inspired and engaged.Traditional technology training doesn’t always help you navigate the nuts and bolts of how to effectively introduce a product into an organization. But we know that technology doesn’t operate in isolation; it supports and becomes part of a living organism, managed by humans and confined by other components of an organization’s structure (e.g. existing systems or decentralized business units). Part of a larger community of like-minded engineersLearning with - and from - a community of peers is one way to overcome the challenges and complexities of applying new technology within a complex organization. We created the Public Sector Connect community for this very reason. It is one example of how we surface best practices for public sector innovators. During weekly “Coffee Hours” and working sessions, our community members share their journey and lessons learned with each other. We know that innovation evolves through iteration and diverse perspectives, and Public Sector Connect is committed to helping surface critical challenges and solutions, and connecting those who are solving similar problems. Join the community today.

Start your 2022 New Year’s resolutions by learning at no cost how to use Google Cloud with the following training opportunities:30 day access to Google Cloud Skills Boost Register by January 31, 2022 and claim 30 days free access to Google Cloud Skills Boost to complete the Getting Started with Google Cloud learning path. Google Cloud Skills Boost is the definitive destination for skills development where you can personalize learning paths, track progress, and validate your newly-earned expertise with skill badges. The Getting Started with Google Cloud learning path will give you the opportunity to earn three skill badges after you complete hands-on labs and courses designed for aspiring cloud engineers and architects. It covers the fundamentals of Google Cloud including core infrastructure, big data and ML, writing gcloud commands, using Cloud Shell, deploying virtual machines, and running containerized applications on GKE.Cloud OnBoard: half day training on getting started with Google Cloud fundamentalsAttend the Getting Started Cloud OnBoard on January 20 for a comprehensive Google Cloud orientation. Google Cloud experts will show you how to execute your compute, available storage options, how to secure your data, and available Google Cloud managed services. Cloud Study Jam: expert-guided hands-on labGoogle Cloud experts will walk you through a hands-on lab included in Google Cloud Skill Boost’s Getting Started with Google Cloud learning path when you join our Cloud Study Jam on January 27. Google Cloud experts will also answer questions live via chat during this event.Related ArticleBuild your data analytics skills with the latest no cost BigQuery trainingsTo help you make the most of BigQuery, we’re offering no cost, on-demand training opportunitiesRead Article

Google Cloud has been a partner-focused business from day one. As we reflect on 2021 and look forward to what’s ahead, I want to say “thank you” to our ecosystem for all of the amazing innovations and services you provided our mutual customers over the last year. In 2021, we faced unprecedented demand from businesses as they turned to the cloud to digitally transform their organizations. This surge in cloud deployments meant we increasingly turned to our ecosystem to help customers create customized implementations with our systems integrators (SIs), build packaged solutions with our independent software vendors (ISVs), or coach employees how to best use new cloud technologies with our consulting and training firms.To continue meeting growing customer demand in 2022 and beyond, I am pleased to share that we are bringing together our ecosystem and channel sales teams into a single partner organization to bring a more streamlined go-to-market approach for our partners and customers. In support of this change, we plan to more than double our spend in support of our partner ecosystem over the next few years, including rolling out increased co-innovation resources for partners, more incentives and co-marketing funds, and a larger commitment to training and enablement—all with a goal of continuing our joint momentum in the market.Providing leads and new go-to-market programs for consulting partnersThe need for highly-skilled partners to accelerate digital transformation for customers has never been greater, and our ecosystem of services partners continues to gain tremendous opportunities to deliver high-value implementation and professional services, industry solutions, and digital transformation expertise. In 2022, we are investing in our SIs by:Moving to a partner-led, partner-delivered approach for professional services needed by our customers, particularly through expanded work with partners. This will include new programs for lead generation and lead sharing with our SI partners.Increasing our investment with SIs in deploying go-to-market programs for industry-specific SI solutions, as well as creating more pre-integrated industry ISV and Google Cloud AI solutions together with our SI partners.Accelerating critical training, specialization, and certification programs in support of our goal of training 40 million new people on Google Cloud. This includes new programs for experienced practitioners, and a hybrid learning modality that combines online and in-person learning supported by Google mentors. Accelerating growth for ISV partners with more resourcesIn 2021, our ISV partners helped build unique integrations with Google Cloud capabilities in AI, ML, data, analytics, and security for our mutual customers. In fact, our marketplace third-party transaction value was up more than 500% YoY from 2020 (Q1-Q3). In 2022, we are deepening our commitment to our ISV partners’ success by:Making significant investments in new Google Cloud Marketplace functionality, including adding new technical resources that will help accelerate how ISVs distribute their apps and solutions. Coupled with this, we’re also lowering the Marketplace rate to 3% for eligible solutions, helping drive more adoption with customers. Expanding our regional sales and technical teams who are dedicated to supporting ISVs, and at the same time increasing market development funds (MDF) to drive further sales growth for our ISVs.Dedicating additional technical resources to help ISVs move to more modern SaaS delivery models, as well as to optimize and supercharge their apps for their customers by leveraging Google Cloud technologies.Creating new monetization models for ISVs using Google Distributed Cloud to deliver products across hybrid environments, multiple clouds, and at the network edge. ISVs will be able to build industry-specific 5G and edge solutions leveraging our ecosystem of telecommunication providers and 140+ Google network edge locations.Increasing funds for ISVs to accelerate customer cloud migrations by offsetting infrastructure costs during migration (ISV Cloud Acceleration Program).Launching new program incentives to drive a thriving channelSince the launch of our Partner Advantage program, we have increased funds for our channel partners tenfold. In 2021, to extend this momentum, we expanded our incentive portfolio for resellers to support their long-term growth and profitability. In 2022, we are increasing our investment in partner programs even further, including:Significantly expanding incentives to reward partners who source and grow customer engagements, and for those who deliver exceptional customer experiences and critical implementation services.Evolving to industry-standard compensation plans for our direct sellers, and rewarding our channel partners for implementation (vs. reselling) for larger enterprise customers.Significantly increasing co-marketing funding for our channel partners to accelerate demand generation and time-to-close.Growing our learning resources, including launching more than 10 new Expertises and Specializations, and expanding our certification programs for partners to deliver the highest levels of Google Cloud expertise to customers.Launching a new program for resellers to support customers via offerings on the Google Cloud Marketplace.Sharing a toolkit to bring the best of Google’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) resources to our ecosystem of partners, including programs to develop inclusive marketing strategies and deploy DEI training within their own organizations.As we kick off 2022, it’s clear that the trend of digital transformation will only continue to drive customer demand for the cloud and, more importantly, a need for services, support, and solutions from our partners. We believe that by centralizing our partner groups into a single organization and by more than doubling our spend in support of our partner ecosystem over the next few years, we will help accelerate our joint momentum in the market around the world. For more information on these new programs and resources, please reach out to your Partner Account Manager or login to your Partner Advantage portal at partneradvantage.goog.

Over the past few months, I made the choice to move from the AWS ecosystem to Google Cloud — both great clouds! — and I think it’s made me a stronger, more well-rounded technologist.But I’m just one data point in a big trend. Multicloud is an inevitability in medium-to-large organizations at this point, as I and others have been saying for awhile now. As IT footprints get more complex, you should expect to see a broader range of cloud provider requirements showing up where you work and interview. Ready or not, multicloud is happening.In fact, Hashicorp’s recent State of Cloud Strategy Survey found 76% of employers are already using multiple clouds in some fashion, with more than 50% flagging lack of skills among their employees as a top challenge to survival in the cloud.That spells opportunity for you as an engineer. But with limited time and bandwidth, where do you place your bets to ensure that you’re staying competitive in this ever-cloudier world?You could pick one cloud to get good at and stick with it; that’s a perfectly valid career bet. (And if you do bet your career on one cloud, you should totally pick Google Cloud! I have reasons!) But in this post I’m arguing that expanding your scope of professional fluency to at least two of the three major US cloud providers (Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure) opens up some unique, future-optimized career options.What do I mean by ‘multicloud fluency’? For the sake of this discussion, I’m defining “multicloud fluency” as a level of familiarity with each cloud that would enable you to, say, pass the flagship professional-level certification offered by that cloud provider–for example, Google Cloud’s Professional Cloud Architect certification or AWS’s Certified Solutions Architect Professional. Notably, I am not saying that multicloud fluency implies experience maintaining production workloads on more than one cloud, and I’ll clarify why in a minute.How does multicloud fluency make you a better cloud engineer?I asked the cloud community on Twitter to give me some examples of how knowledge of multiple clouds has helped their careers, and dozens of engineers responded with a great discussion.Turns out that even if you never incorporate services from multiple clouds in the same project — and many people don’t! — there’s still value in understanding how the other cloud lives.Learning the lingua franca of cloudI like this framing of the different cloud providers as “Romance languages” — as with human languages in the same family tree, clouds share many of the same conceptual building blocks. Adults learn primarily by analogy to things we’ve already encountered. Just as learning one programming language makes it easier to learn more, learning one cloud reduces your ramp-up time on others.More than just helping you absorb new information faster, understanding the strengths and tradeoffs of different cloud providers can help you make the best choice of services and architectures for new projects. I actually remember struggling with this at times when I worked for a consulting shop that focused exclusively on AWS. A client would ask “What if we did this on Azure?” and I really didn’t have the context to be sure. But if you have a solid foundational understanding of the landscape across the major providers, you can feel confident — and inspire confidence! — in your technical choices.Becoming a unicornTo be clear, this level of awareness isn’t common among engineering talent. That’s why people with multicloud chops are often considered “unicorns'' in the hiring market. Want to stand out in 2022? Show that you’re conversant in more than just one cloud. At the very least, it expands the market for your skills to include companies that focus on each of the clouds you know.Taking that idea to its extreme, some of the biggest advocates for the value of a multicloud resumé are consultants, which makes sense given that they often work on different clouds depending on the client project of the week. Lynn Langit, an independent consultant and one of the cloud technologists I most respect, estimates that she spends about 40% of her consulting time on Google Cloud, 40% on AWS, and 20% on Azure. Fluency across providers lets her select the engagements that are most interesting to her and allows her to recommend the technology that provides the greatest value.But don’t get me wrong: multicloud skills can also be great for your career progression if you work on an in-house engineering team. As companies’ cloud posture becomes more complex, they need technical leaders and decision-makers who comprehend their full cloud footprint. Want to become a principal engineer or engineering manager at a mid-to-large-sized enterprise or growing startup? Those roles require an organization-wide understanding of your technology landscape, and that’s probably going to include services from more than one cloud. How to multicloud-ify your careerWe’ve established that some familiarity with multiple clouds expands your career options. But learning one cloud can seem daunting enough, especially if it’s not part of your current day job. How do you chart a multicloud career path that doesn’t end with you spreading yourself too thin to be effective at anything?Get good at the core conceptsYes, all the clouds are different. But they share many of the same basic approaches to IAM, virtual networking, high availability, and more. These are portable fundamentals that you can move between clouds as needed. If you’re new to cloud, an associate-level solutions architect certification will help you cover the basics. Make sure to do hands-on labs to help make the concepts real, though — we learn much more by doing than by reading.Go deep on your primary cloudFundamentals aside, it’s really important that you have a native level of fluency in one cloud provider. You may have the opportunity to pick up multicloud skills on the job, but to get a cloud engineering role you’re almost certainly going to need to show significant expertise on a specific cloud.Note: If you’re brand new to cloud and not sure which provider to start with, my biased (but informed) recommendation is to give Google Cloud a try. It has a free tier that won’t bill you until you give permission, and the nifty project structure makes it really easy to spin up and tear down different test environments.It’s worth noting that engineering teams specialize, too; everybody has loose ends, but they’ll often try to standardize on one cloud provider as much as they can. If you work on such a team, take advantage of the opportunity to get as much hands-on experience with their preferred cloud as possible.Go broad on your secondary cloudYou may have heard of the concept of T-shaped skills. A well-rounded developer is broadly familiar with a range of relevant technologies (the horizontal part of the “T”), and an expert in a deep, specific niche. You can think of your skills on your primary cloud provider as the deep part of your “T”. (Actually, let’s be real — even a single cloud has too many services for any one person to hold in their heads at an expert level. Your niche is likely to be a subset of your primary cloud’s services: say, security or data.)We could put this a different way: build on your primary cloud, get certified on your secondary. This gives you hirable expertise on your “native” cloud and situational awareness of the rest of the market. As opportunities come up to build on that secondary cloud, you’ll be ready.I should add that several people have emphasized to me that they sense diminishing returns when keeping up with more than one secondary cloud. At some point the cognitive switching gets overwhelming and the additional learning doesn’t add much value. Perhaps the sweet spot looks like this: 1< 2 > 3.Bet on cloud-native services and multicloud toolingThe whole point of building on the cloud is to take advantage of what the cloud does best — and usually that means leveraging powerful, native managed services like Spanner and Vertex AI. On the other hand, the cloud ecosystem has now matured to the point where fantastic, open-source multicloud management tooling for wrangling those provider-specific services is readily available. (Doing containers on cloud? Probably using Kubernetes! Looking for a DevOps role? The team is probably looking for Terraform expertise no matter what cloud they major on.) By investing learning time in some of these cross-cloud tools, you open even more doors to build interesting things with the team of your choice.Multicloud and youWhen I moved into the Google Cloud world after years of being an AWS Hero, I made sure to follow a new set of Google Cloud voices like Stephanie Wong and Richard Seroter. But I didn’t ghost my AWS-using friends, either! I’m a better technologist (and a better community member) when I keep up with both ecosystems. “But I can hardly keep up with the firehose of features and updates coming from Cloud A. How will I be able to add in Cloud B?” Accept that you can’t know everything. Nobody does. Use your broad knowledge of cloud fundamentals as an index, read the docs frequently for services that you use a lot, and keep your awareness of your secondary cloud fresh:Follow a few trusted voices who can help you filter the signal from the noiseAttend a virtual event once a quarter or so; it’s never been easier to access live learningBuild a weekend side project that puts your skills into practiceUltimately, you (not your team or their technology choices!) are responsible for the trajectory of your career. If this post has raised career questions that I can help answer, please feel free to hit me up on Twitter. Let’s continue the conversation.Related ArticleFive do’s and don’ts of multicloud, according to the expertsWe talked with experts about why to do multicloud, and how to do it right. Here is what we learned.Read Article

Achieving a certification is seen as a stamp of approval validating one's skills and expertise to perform a given job role. Google Cloud Certification program brings a framework to help equip organizations develop talent for the future. These certifications are not just about Google Cloud technologies. Just like the real-world, examinees are expected to know the vast array of technologies they may encounter in their day-to-day jobs. The question you might be asking yourself is: How do I become a certified cloud professional? First, let us share some tips with you on gaining hands-on experience with Google Cloud by introducing skill badges. Watch this video to learn more:The more skill badges you achieve, the stronger your readiness becomes.The next question you may be asking yourself is: should I go for the associate or the professional level exam?The associate level certification is focused on the fundamental skills of deploying, monitoring, and maintaining projects on Google Cloud. This certification is a good starting point for those new to cloud and can be used as a path to professional level certifications. Watch this video to learn about the Associate Cloud Engineer exam by Google Cloud.Professional certifications span key technical job functions and assess advanced skills in design, implementation, and management. These certifications are recommended for individuals with industry experience and familiarity with Google Cloud products and solutions.We’d recommend you start with reviewing the certification exam website and look for the descriptions of the role you think is most appropriate for you. The exam guide in particular is a helpful resource because it outlines the domains covered by the exam. As an example, check out the exam guide and the introduction video for the Professional Cloud Developer certification.Setting a goal of achieving a certification is a personal and professional milestone! As much as we wish all of you interested in Google Cloud certification best of luck in earning them, we have one final reminder: please study to learn, not just to pass. The learning mindset is what keeps the technology exploration journey interesting. Happy learning and send your questions our way on LinkedIn to Magda Jary and Priyanka Vergadia.

New Toolkit certifications are now available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

With this certification, U.S. government and public sector customers can now use Azure VMware Solution as a compliant FedRAMP cloud computing environment, ensuring it meets the demanding standards for security and information protection.

Azure expands offering and region coverage to Azure customers with its 2021 HITRUST validated assessment.

New certifications are now available for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.

You can now leverage Azure’s Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification across all live Azure regions.

Azure expands its depth of offerings to Azure customers with its latest independent HITRUST assessment.

Azure’s PCI 3DS Attestation of Compliance, PCI 3DS Shared Responsibility Matrix, and PCI 3DS whitepaper are now available.

With this certification, customers can now use Azure Databricks to process the U.S. government’s most sensitive, unclassified data in cloud computing environments, including data that involves the protection of life and financial assets.

We are expanding our SAP HANA certifications, enabling you to run production SAP HANA workloads on the Edsv4 virtual machines sizes.

Azure gives you some of the industry’s broadest certifications for the critical SOC 1, 2, and 3 compliance offering, which is widely used around the world.

A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.

New Azure IoT Security product updates include improvements around monitoring, edge nesting and the availability of Azure Defender for IoT.

IoT Plug and Play device certification is now available from Microsoft as part of the Azure Certified device program.

Azure has added an important compliance offering for telecommunications in France, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Security Accreditation Scheme for Subscription Management (SAS-SM).

To help you meet your compliance obligations across regulated industries and markets worldwide, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now ISO 27001 certified.

Several critical updates have been made to Azure Lighthouse, including FEDRAMP certification, delegation opt-out, and Azure Backup reports.

The SLA guarantee for Azure NetApp Files has increased to 99.99 percent. In addition, NetApp Files is now HIPAA and FedRAMP certified, and regional availability has been increased.

We now support Kubernetes cluster deployment on Azure Stack Hub, a certified Kubernetes Cloud Provider. Install Kubernetes using Azure Resource Manager templates generated by ACS Engine on Azure Stack Hub.

Excerpt: Azure Firewall is now ICSA Labs certified. In addition, several key Azure Firewall capabilities have recently been released into general availability (GA) and preview.

The Azure IoT Java and C# SDKs have each now released new long-term support (LTS) branches.

Azure HPC Cache has received new SO27001, 27018 and 27701 certifications, adds new features to manage storage caching in performance-driven workloads and expands service access to Korea Central.

The Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High is now available in both Azure Government and Azure Public regions. This is in addition to the Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP Moderate released in November, 2019.

Azure Databricks is now certified for the HITRUST Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF®), the most widely coveted security accreditation for the healthcare industry. With this certification, health care customers can now use volumes of clinical data to drive innovation using Azure Databricks, without any worry about security and risk.

Microsoft recently announced plans to establish a new cloud datacenter region in Qatar to deliver its intelligent, trusted cloud services and expand the Microsoft global cloud infrastructure to 55 cloud regions in 20 countries.

Azure NetApp Files , one of the fastest growing bare-metal Azure services, has achieved SAP HANA certification for both scale-up and scale-out deployments.

Azure achieved certification for TruSight, an industry-backed, best-practices third-party assessment utility.

With IoT Plug and Play Preview, solution developers can start using Azure IoT Central to build solutions that integrate seamlessly with IoT devices enabled with IoT Plug and Play.

We continue to enhance the Azure Boards integration with GitHub. Now you can get information of your linked GitHub commits, pull requests and issues on your Kanban board. This information will give you a quick sense of where an item is at and allow you to directly navigate out to the GitHub commit, pull request, or issue for more details.

Video Indexer has received new certifications to fit with enterprise certification requirements.

Video Indexer has received new certifications to fit with enterprise certification requirements.

Azure services are available from new cloud regions in Johannesburg (South Africa North) and Cape Town (South Africa West), South Africa. The launch of these regions is a milestone for Microsoft.

We updated the Features Timeline to provide visibility on our key investments for this quarter.

We now support Kubernetes cluster deployment on Azure Stack, a certified Kubernetes Cloud Provider. Install Kubernetes using Azure Resource Manager templates generated by ACS-Engine on Azure Stack.

FedRAMP High documentation is now available for Azure Stack customers.

We have created documentation to describe how Azure Stack infrastructure satisfies regulatory technical controls for PCI-DSS and CSA-CCM.

The Logic Apps feature of Azure App Service is now ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, HIPAA, CSA STAR, PCI DSS, SOC, and EU Model Clauses compliant.

We're pleased to announce Apache Kafka with Azure Managed Disks Preview on the HDInsight platform. Users will now be able to deploy Kafka clusters with managed disks straight from the Azure portal, with no signup necessary.

Customers will now be able to to perform comprehensive, secure, and reliable Windows Server recoveries. We Will be extending the data backup capabilities of the Azure Backup agent so that it will now integrate with the Windows Server Backup feature, available natively on every Windows Server.

Azure Data Catalog is ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, HIPAA, CSA STAR, and EU Model Clauses compliant.

The Azure Cosmos DB team is excited to announce that Azure Cosmos DB is ISO 27001, HIPAA, and EU Model Clauses compliant.

We’re adding more certification coverage to our Azure portfolio, so regulated customers can take advantage of new services.

With Azure Site Recovery, you can protect and recover your production workloads while saving on capital and operational expenditures.

Azure ISO Certification expanded to include SQL Database, Active Directory, Traffic Manager, Web Sites, BizTalk Services, Media Services, Mobile Services, Service Bus, Multi-Factor Authentication, and HDInsight.